Standing on sacred ground. Fire and ice / Bullfrog Films presents ; a Sacred Land Film Project ; produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written and co-produced by Jennifer Huang ; a co-production of Pacific Islanders in Communications and Vision Maker Media.

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From Ethiopia to Peru, indigenous customs protect biodiversity on sacred lands under pressure from religious conflicts and climate change. In the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia, scientists confirm the benefits of traditional stewardship even as elders witness the decline of spiritual practices that have...

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Corporate Authors: Bullfrog Films
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Sacred Land Film Project
Vision Maker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Greene, Graham, 1952- (Narrator)
Huang, Jennifer (Film producer, Screenwriter)
Kilcher, Q'Orianka (Storyteller)
McLeod, Christopher (Film director, Film producer, Cinematographer)
Language:English
Undetermined
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and native languages with English subtitles.
Published: [Oley, Pa.] : [Distributed by Bullfrog Films], [2015]
Subjects:
Animism > Relations > Christianity.
Animism > Ethiopia > Gamo Highlands.
Biodiversity conservation.
Christianity and other religions > Animism.
Global warming > Peru.
Indigenous peoples.
Nature worship > Ethiopia > Gamo Highlands.
Nature worship > Peru.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Potatoes > Peru.
Religion and geography.
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration > Ethiopia > Gamo Highlands.
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration > Peru.
Traditional ecological knowledge.
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, sound, color
Variant Title:
Fire and ice
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
From Ethiopia to Peru, indigenous customs protect biodiversity on sacred lands under pressure from religious conflicts and climate change. In the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia, scientists confirm the benefits of traditional stewardship even as elders witness the decline of spiritual practices that have long protected trees, meadows and mountains. Tensions with evangelical Christians over a sacred meadow erupt into a riot. In the Peruvian Andes, the Q'eros, on a pilgrimage to a revered glacier, are driven from their ritual site by intolerant Catholics. Q'eros potato farmers face a more ominous foe: global warming is melting glaciers, their water source. Andes farmers, scientists and visiting Ethiopians struggle to adapt indigenous agriculture to the changing climate.
Note:Originally produced in 2013; previously released in 2014.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:BL580 .S733 2015b
Interest Grade Level:
9 and up.
Credits:Edited by Marta Wohl ; directors of photography, Andrew Black, Christopher McLeod, Vicente Franco ; composer, Tom Disher.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Graham Greene ; storyteller, Q'Orianka Kilcher.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 3, 2015).