2.3 In the Time of the Sacred Places

Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe)

Online Films and Videos

McLeod, Christopher, Abbe, Jessica, Parrinello, Will, Herbst, Jon, Coyote, Peter, and Tantoo Cardinal. In the Light of Reverence. Bullfrog Films, 2001.

In spite of claims to religious freedom, contemporary Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places. This documentary tells the story of three Indigenous communities and the land they struggle to protect: the Lakota of the Great Plains, the Hopi of the Four Corners area, and the Wintu of northern California. TEDxTC. “Winona LaDuke – Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life.” March 4, 2012. YouTube video, 16:36.

Online Reading

Books

  • LaDuke, Winona. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. London: Haymarket Press, 1999.
  • LaDuke, Winona. Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Reclaiming. London: Haymarket Press, 2005.