October 15, 2009

In the Light of Reverence Screening Oct. 22

Posted by: Marlo McKenzie

In the Light of Reverence, Toby McLeod’s award-winning film exploring American culture’s relationship to nature in three places considered sacred by native peoples — the Colorado Plateau in the Southwest, Mount Shasta in California, and Devils Tower in Wyoming — will be screening as part of the Chico Green Film and Solution Series, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at 120 Ayers Auditorium in Chico, Calif.

Winnemem Wintu tribal leader Caleen Sisk-Franco and tribal member Marc Franco as well as filmmaker Toby McLeod will attend the screening and be there for Q&As after the film.

Newsreview.com recently posted an article about the history of the Winnemem Wintu struggle illustrated in In the Light of Reverence and quoted McLeod, “It’s meaningful that eight years later we’re collaborating on a screening in Chico where they’re going to continue to tell their story. It’s about having dialogue and opening people’s hearts and minds. Their perspective on the environmental crisis is critically important. They’re determined to prevail and endure.”

To learn more about the screening, visit SLFP’s screenings page.

A young dancer at the Garma Festival, an international celebration of the Aboriginal culture at Northern Australia's Grove Peninsula in Arnhem Land.

Crusoe Kurddal, one of the lead actors in the film “Ten Canoes,” dances at the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.

The Garma Festival, an international celebration of the Aboriginal culture at Northern Australia's Grove Peninsula in Arnhem Land.

A dancer at the Garma Festival, an international celebration of the Aboriginal culture at Northern Australia's Grove Peninsula in Arnhem Land.

A crocodile by McArthur River.

An Ibis by McArthur River.

A Controlled Burn.

Fire at Sunset.

Young dancers next to the McArthur river who came to honor the female form of the Rainbow Serpent, which in English they refer to as a “mermaid.”

Dancers next to the McArthur river to honor the female form of the Rainbow Serpent, which in English they refer to as a “mermaid.”

Ancient rock writing.

Aerial of McArthur River Mine, a project of Xstrata Zinc.

Aerial of McArthur River Diversion, a channel to redirect water around the deep hole the mining company Xstrata Zinc is digging.

Ancient rock art.

Lofty wearing his "Officer of the Order of Australia" medal.

The production crew says goodbye to Lofty.

Lofty’s Rainbow Serpent Painting at Sydney Airport.

The Aboriginal people of Boroloola gather in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory to observe the court proceedings on the legality of the McArthur River mine expansion and river diversion. In front of the Parliament Building they pray, sing and dance.