https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/7177eb62-5601-4c1b-9e0e-456aaa7e7899 Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Hosted by Cliff Robertson, this documentary from Rodney Jacobs and Freewheelin' Films (https://freewheelinfilms.net/) "Sacred Ground: The Indian and the Land" explores the profound spiritual relationship between Native American peoples and the land they inhabit. It presents the land not merely as property, but as a living, sacred entity deeply intertwined with creation, ancestry, and identity. The film highlights how Indigenous cultures built sacred sites in harmony with nature and honored the Creator through ritual and vision-seeking. It contrasts Native perspectives with European settlers’ desire to dominate the landscape, showing how forced removal from sacred ground caused deep spiritual trauma. Ultimately, it calls for recognition of the Earth’s sacredness and urges a return to reverence for the natural world, echoing Indigenous wisdom that has long valued harmony, respect, and balance with the land. 0:00 – The formation of the universe by the Creator. 1:22 – The story transitions to the origins of people on Earth, emphasizing their emergence from inner worlds and the sacredness of the land. 1:40 – Actor Cliff Robertson introduces the focus: the deep spiritual relationship between Native Americans and the land they inhabit, which they view as sacred and inseparable from their identity. 2:20 – A Native voice explains that people are born of the Earth and must live in harmony with all living things, emphasizing that land cannot be owned and that life is a cycle of return to the Earth. 3:01 – Sacred sites across the land are described as places for vision-seeking and communion with ancestors, serving as sources of spiritual meaning and guidance. 3:25 – Before European contact, North America was a vast, vibrant wilderness. The Indian lived among animals and nature, not as conqueror, but as part of a cosmic order. 4:26 – The Indian's worldview included an understanding of universal balance and interdependence, where his place was a small but essential part of a greater whole. 5:15 – Native sacred grounds were often marked by earthworks and mounds. 6:20 – Mound-building cultures revered the sun. Chiefs were believed to be brothers of the sun. 7:21 – The city of Cahokia is introduced as the greatest of mound cities, flourishing between 900–1300 AD at the Mississippi-Missouri confluence. 8:06 – By 1500, Cahokia had vanished.9:30 – In Minnesota, quarries of red stone (pipestone) are revered as containing the blood of ancestors. 10:50 – Peace pipes crafted from pipestone became central to diplomacy and tradition. Historic Native leaders used these pipes to pray for peace and survival of their culture. 11:48 – The Cheyenne travel to Nawas (Bear Butte, South Dakota) to seek visions and renewal of tribal power.12:15 – Vision-seeking requires physical and spiritual preparation. The journey, rituals, and symbols (like the buffalo head and robe) help seekers connect to the sacred. 14:52 – Visions come as profound images, offering assurance of tribal unity, protection, and connection to land and spirit. 15:55 – Vision quests continue throughout life, offering wisdom, purpose, and spiritual alignment. 16:27 – Canyon de Chelly (Canyon Disha) in Arizona is the Navajo center of the universe. 17:01 – The canyon is alive with natural forces—wind, light, and shadow—all considered manifestations of the ancestors’ presence and spiritual guidance. 17:20 – The Navajo found remnants of the Anasazi, the ancient ones, and made the canyon their home. 18:10 – The Spider Grandmother, a mythic figure, guards the canyon. Her presence and the whispers of the wind link the physical and spiritual realms of the Navajo. 18:38 – Canyon de Chelly represents the ongoing connection between people and sacred ground. 19:42 – For the Indian, the land is more than home—it’s the embodiment of past, present, and future. 20:16 – The forced removal of tribes caused profound suffering. Displacement severed spiritual ties to sacred ground. 20:30 – The town of La Junta, Colorado, was once a meeting ground for tribes. The last great peace council of the Plains tribes was held there in 1840. 21:26 – Modern inhabitants of La Junta are beginning to reconnect with nature. 21:49 – While white settlers sought dominance over nature, Indians viewed themselves as part of it. 22:19 – Today, greater efforts are being made to protect the sacredness and wisdom of the Earth. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. 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