This is a trailer for the upcoming film series Losing Sacred Ground by the Sacred Land Film Project. Currently, the series is about half way through the production phase. Once completed, in 2011, the series will be aired on public television.
Giving voice to Indigenous People around the world, Losing Sacred Ground exposes “the greatest environmental and cultural challenges of our time as viewed from the unique perspective of indigenous elders and activists:” the ongoing (even, deliberate) sacrifice of sacred land by governments, corporations and non-profit groups.
The series focuses in on eight particular stories on five continents, including: Winnemem Wintu’s struggle over the Shasta dam in northern California, the preservation efforts of the Altai people in southwestern Siberia and the Q’eros people of Peru, and the Gamo’s struggle with tree cutting and encroachment in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley.
Highlighting a diversity of struggle that is often overlooked, the series will also explore the world’s growing land rights movement, a world-wide effort to protect biological diversity and preserve traditional ways of life for future generations. Indeed, it is a movement for life itself.
If you’d like to learn more about the film, please visit www.sacredland.org
John Ahniwanika Schertow is an indigenous rights activist of Mohawk (Kanienkehaka) and mixed-European descent. For the past 8 years, he has served as the e... 
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I am truly grateful you put this on Ahni i have been looking for such a group on a global scale most of my works to help protect sacred sites have been mostly on turtle island.I have been hoping to get intel on all endangered sacred sites worldwide.Thank you,you are a God sent.
I’m grateful too, that I decided to sit down and look at their site. It’s been sitting in my bookmarks for ages. They’re a good group of folks.
Well, I’m totally exhausted. Been working non-stop for three days, and I really need to get some sleep. Thanks again, Windtalker.
Beautifully done.
Thank you for sharing.
I’m forwarding it to our twitter followers.
Hey, and thank you for commenting
my eyes fill as i apoligize on behalf of those who cannot see a way clear; not just for your oppressors. yet for the benefit of all – make bio-spheres of life to create more food than the community could ever possibly consume.
Thank you for this information. I am spreading the word on your websites. I live in Northern California, and I walked with my Wintu Sisters and Brothers when they came to Sacramento for their War Dance and press conference at the State Capitol, I filmed at that event and again last month in Vallejo , I walked with the Vallejo InterTribal Council to Glen Cove which is a Sacred Site for the Bay Area Peoples including the Ohlone People, who are not Federally recognized, therefore have no rights under NAGRA, I see that you have Wounded Knee’s banner in your video. he is a good friend and i will be doing a video interview with him within the next month. I would like to submit some of my videos to you at no cost, of course, to spread the awareness. If you are interested, please contact me through my e-mail address…tonysacwalker@yahoo.com…Thank you and Aho…
I so completely support the effort to protect sacred lands. When I’m in better financial shape I’ll donate. It’s great that you are drawing attention to this issue. I’ve been involved with private land trusts protecting wildlife habitat for many years including the San Juan Preservation Trust and the Skagit Land Trust here is Washington State.
I support your cause. Keep on fighting. Check out my website.
Dave