The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Lecturer Series in Arts and Sciences is bringing producer/director Toby McLeod to Honolulu to present a four-part documentary series showing how indigenous communities are resisting threats to their sacred places in a growing movement to defend human rights and restore the environment. The series will take place September 16–18 at the UH Mānoa Art Auditorium and is free and open to the public.
McLeod is project director of Earth Island Institute’s Sacred Land Film Project. He has been working with indigenous communities as a filmmaker, journalist and photographer for more than 30 years.
The series exposes threats to the health, livelihood and cultural survival of native people in eight communities around the world. Rare scenes of tribal life allow indigenous people to tell their own stories, and confront us with the ethical consequences of our culture of consumption.
Event details
- Pilgrims and Tourists
September 16 at 4:30-5:30 p.m.In the Altai Republic of Russia and in northern California, indigenous shamans resist massive government projects that threaten nature and culture. (watch some scenes)
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Profit and Loss
September 16 at 5:45-6:45 p.m.From Papua New Guinea to the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, native people fight the loss of land, water and health to mining and oil industries. (watch some scenes)
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Fire and Ice
September 18 at 4:30-5:30 p.m.From the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia to the Andes of Peru, indigenous highland communities battle threats to their forest, farms and faith. Hope comes from the scientific discovery that traditional practices protect biodiversity and, with it, the resilience cultures need to survive. (watch some scenes)
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Islands of Sanctuary
September 18 at 5:45-6:45 p.m.Aboriginal Australians and Native Hawaiians reclaim land from the government and the military, and resist the erosion of culture and environment. (watch some scenes)
