Basic Info

First Air: March 01, 2014

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 4

Last Episode

Name: Islands of Sanctuary

Season: 1, Episode: 4

Air Date: 2014-03-01

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.

Videos

Standing on Sacred Ground Trailer (YouTube)

Standing on Sacred Ground

2014 1 seasons 4 episodes

Overview

Indigenous people resist government mega-projects, consumer culture, competing religions, resource extraction and climate change in this four-part documentary series. In the US and around the world, native communities share ecological wisdom and spiritual reverence while battling a utilitarian view of land.