Premiere Date: August 14, 2001
Synopsis
Devils Tower. The Four Corners. Mount Shasta. All places of extraordinary beauty — and impassioned controversy — as Indians and non-Indians struggle to co-exist with very different ideas about how the land should be used. For Native Americans, the land is sacred and akin to the world's greatest cathedrals. For others, the land should be used for industry and recreation. Narrated by Peter Coyote and Tantoo Cardinal (Metis), In the Light of Reverence is a beautifully rendered account of the struggles of the Lakota in the Black Hills, the Hopi in Arizona and the Wintu in California to protect their sacred sites. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) & Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) Co-presentation and a Television Race Initiative (TRI) Selection.
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Filmmakers
Christopher McLeod
Malinda Maynor
This beautifully-crafted film is a wake-up call for everyone who cares about the environment and human rights.”
— Robert Redford
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Reviews & Reactions
Average Review
| based on 3 reviews
I thought it was really good.
by connor
June 11, 2009, 4:11 AM
In the Light of Reverence
It would be easy to distance the topic to being about "their sacred sites," The documentary went a lot deeper.
This masterpiece shows the contrast between being part of a beloved place and being a user of a place.
The Hopi elder did not say that they use water.
He said, "We are water."
by Joan from Syracuse, NY
September 27, 2009, 4:19 PM
Good Movie
The Hopi Elder can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk?
by Drew from New York, New York
October 22, 2009, 10:25 PM