Sacred sites are the oldest method of habitat protection on the planet, yet these biological and cultural treasures are under assault — as are the people who have been safeguarding them for millennia. Building on the success of our award-winning PBS documentary In the Light of Reverence, the Sacred Land Film Project is ...Read More
Around the world there are thousands of places regarded as sacred. Some are still carefully guarded by indigenous people and are sites of secret ceremony and prayer. Some are national shrines known to millions. These holy sites emanate a magnetic force that draws people from far away, though the journey is frequently made only in imagination. View Index of Sacred Sites.
April 25, 2012
Each summer, the Winnemem Wintu hold a coming-of-age ceremony on the McCloud River for the tribe’s young women. But this sacred ritual has been threatened by the presence of outsiders drinking alcohol and shouting threats and racial slurs from motorboats as they travel on the river. ... Read More
March 21, 2012
Our latest sacred site report, by SLFP colleague Sean Cruz, tells the story of a sacred waterfall, submerged beneath a dam reservoir some 50 years ago. The falls' structure, however, remains intact, and native tribes and their allies hope it may one day be recovered. ... Read More
