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Author Archives: Toby McLeod

A Report From Standing Rock

North America, Resource Extraction, Threatened Sacred Sites, WaterBy Toby McLeodDecember 14, 2016

Indigenous women and youth sparked something magical at Standing Rock, drawing thousands of supporters and donations from around the world with a compelling message: water is sacred.

Report from Standing Rock

Photo GalleryBy Toby McLeodDecember 10, 2016

Five days at Standing Rock — leading up to December 5, 2016 — with an influx of 2,000 veterans and an apparent victory.

Water is Life — Mni Wiconi

Photo GalleryBy Toby McLeodDecember 1, 2016

A theme running like a stream through all of our films. We could also be the Sacred Water Film Project.

Guardians Gather in Hawai‘i

Hawai‘i, Success Stories, Threatened Sacred SitesBy Toby McLeodNovember 11, 2016

We gathered in Hawai‘i—25 sacred site guardians from around the world— three shaman from Mongolia and Russia, a throat singer from Kyrgyzstan, a Native American healer from California, a nomadic…

Sacred Land Memes

Photo Gallery, UncategorizedBy Toby McLeodSeptember 30, 2016

During the national broadcasts of our four-part PBS series, Standing on Sacred Ground., we created memes for social media. Here’s the collection.

Tools for Protecting Sacred Natural Sites

Threatened Sacred SitesBy Toby McLeodSeptember 10, 2016

Our work at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu kicked off on September 1. We are focusing on building a Toolkit for indigenous communities to help protect sacred natural sites and…

Toolkit to Protect Sacred Sites from Mining: “No Go!”

Resource Extraction, Threatened Sacred SitesBy Toby McLeodSeptember 2, 2016

As we begin the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, which opened on September 1, we are creating a Toolkit for indigenous communities to help them protect sacred natural sites and…

The Crystal Clear New Age Dilemma

North America, Threatened Sacred Sites, Winnemem WintuBy Toby McLeodJune 15, 2016

How can well-meaning people reconnect to nature in an authentic way that does no harm to indigenous cultures and their sacred places? It may be one of the key questions of our time. At the very start…

The Ancestors Call from the Berkeley Shellmound

North America, Threatened Sacred Sites, West Berkeley ShellmoundBy Toby McLeodMay 12, 2016

The first Ohlone skeleton disturbed by Berkeley construction workers on March 29 was alarming. But of course the work was allowed to continue because few pay attention and money talks. The second…

The Tempest Over Terry

North AmericaBy Toby McLeodMay 10, 2016

I had the honor of screening films and guest lecturing twice with Terry Tempest Williams at her awesome “Arts, Advocacy and Landscape” class at the University of Utah. It is very sad that Terry’s…

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