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

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Native Hawaiians and Aboriginal Australians resist threats to their sacred places in a growing international movement to defend human rights and protect the environment. In Australia's Northern Territory, Aboriginal clans maintain Indigenous Protected Areas and resist the destructive effects of a mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Bullfrog Films
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Sacred Land Film Project
Vision Maker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Abbe, Jessica (Film producer, Screenwriter)
Busby-Neff, Luana (Storyteller)
Greene, Graham, 1952- (Narrator)
Huang, Jennifer (Film producer)
McLeod, Christopher (Film director, Film producer)
Roberts, Rhoda (Storyteller)
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:
Environmental protection.
Indigenous peoples.
Nature worship > Australia.
Nature worship > Hawaii.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Religion and geography.
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration > Australia.
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration > Hawaii.
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:
Islands of sanctuary
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Native Hawaiians and Aboriginal Australians resist threats to their sacred places in a growing international movement to defend human rights and protect the environment. In Australia's Northern Territory, Aboriginal clans maintain Indigenous Protected Areas and resist the destructive effects of a mining boom. In Hawaii, indigenous ecological and spiritual practices are used to restore the sacred island of Kahoolawe after 50 years of military use as a bombing range.
Note:Originally produced in 2013; previously released in 2014.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:BL580 .S734 2015b
Interest Grade Level:
9 and up.
Credits:Edited by Quinn Costello ; director of photography, Will Parrinello, Andrew Black ; composer, Stefan Smith, Charles Johnson, Kawika Kahiapo.
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 ; storytellers, Rhoda Roberts, Luana Busby-Neff.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 3, 2015).