Our Sacred Land (1984)
Title
Our Sacred Land (1984)
Subject
Native American
Ancient religion
Documentary films
URL
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Description
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(https://www.worldcat.org/title/our-sacred-land/oclc/317541663):
This film documents the continuing struggles of the Oglala Sioux to regain the Black Hills of South Dakota, guaranteed them by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. These lands, confiscated by an act of Congress, have been opened to commercial and recreational use causing grievous disruptions of traditional Sioux life. Central to tribal members' refusal to accept $105 million in government compensation is their religious belief that the Black Hills, which form part of the "sacred hoop" circling through Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, are holy lands to be preserved inviolate. Invoking the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, the Sioux have petitioned the Supreme Court to protect Bear Butte and other sacred sites from exploitation. Activists in the fight for sovereignty include Tony Fast Horse, executive director of the Lakota Oglala Sioux tribe, attorney Mario Gonzalez and Sioux elder Matthew King, founder of the Yellow Thunder encampment, a movement dedicated to Sioux autonomy and spirituality.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Clipping from August 1985 Under Cover magazine with program description: Our Sacred Land. A probing documentary examining the Sioux Indians' fight to maintain their right to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Handwritten notes by JWK: Under Cover Aug. 1985. Spotted Eagle Productions.
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(https://www.worldcat.org/title/our-sacred-land/oclc/317541663):
This film documents the continuing struggles of the Oglala Sioux to regain the Black Hills of South Dakota, guaranteed them by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. These lands, confiscated by an act of Congress, have been opened to commercial and recreational use causing grievous disruptions of traditional Sioux life. Central to tribal members' refusal to accept $105 million in government compensation is their religious belief that the Black Hills, which form part of the "sacred hoop" circling through Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, are holy lands to be preserved inviolate. Invoking the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, the Sioux have petitioned the Supreme Court to protect Bear Butte and other sacred sites from exploitation. Activists in the fight for sovereignty include Tony Fast Horse, executive director of the Lakota Oglala Sioux tribe, attorney Mario Gonzalez and Sioux elder Matthew King, founder of the Yellow Thunder encampment, a movement dedicated to Sioux autonomy and spirituality.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Clipping from August 1985 Under Cover magazine with program description: Our Sacred Land. A probing documentary examining the Sioux Indians' fight to maintain their right to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Handwritten notes by JWK: Under Cover Aug. 1985. Spotted Eagle Productions.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Chris Spotted Eagle (director and producer)
Greg Cummins (editor)
Publisher
Native American Public Broadcasting Corporation
Date
1984
Citation
“Our Sacred Land (1984),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 14, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/95.