A community dedicated to protecting the Earth's sacred places through education and action.
 

In 30 years of filmmaking, I've experienced how a documentary can touch hearts, open minds and inspire people to take action. While chronicling the ravages of coal and uranium mining in Hopi and Navajo country, native elders taught me that the environmental crisis is a spiritual crisis because the absence of a conscious connection to land and water inevitably leads ... 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.

Activist Resources
Activists, students, teachers and travelers can gain a deeper understanding of sacred lands in the United States and around the world by following the many paths that begin here. You'll find a map of threatened sacred sites with detailed reports on each site, links to related organizations and media resources, a review of laws relating to sacred places, a comprehensive bibliography, our project archives, and a menu of educational tools created to accompany our film In the Light of Reverence.
August 31, 2010
In a major victory for indigenous land rights, India's environment minster on Aug. 24 struck down a controversial mining project in eastern Orissa state that would have threatened the survival of the 8,000-member Dongria Kondh tribe. ...
July 30, 2010
SLFP Project Director Toby McLeod discussed his experiences filming Losing Sacred Ground and In the Light of Reverence and shared his thoughts on human relationships with sacred natural places on the July 27 edition of the weekly radio program "A World of Possibilities." ...

 Photo of the Week

Makko Wareo, Father of Milo Mountains, with his daughter. Photo by Christopher McLeod.