2006
United to Reaffirm and to Preserve
Our Sacred Places by Educating America
about First Nations' Ancient Past
and Natural Worldviews
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Sacred Sites Run 2006
United to Reaffirm and to Preserve |
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The Sacred Sites Run evolves
from the damages caused by the ruthless march of a new civilization that has leveled many sacred places and today, threatens to destroy more sacred sites of the original inhabitants of this country. The run will focus on educating the public with the traveling exhibit of Ancient North American Civilization and the existing and potential sites to be recognized by governing agencies. We will gather data at places where sites once existed and record why they were destroyed. The runners will be gathering soil near many Mississippian cultural sites and other sacred places to establish a memorial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This manner of bringing awareness to specific places is the first of a series of peaceful symbolic actions that is to remind the public that the descendants of mound builders continue to hold these ancient places sacred. Understanding and respecting our ancient American heritage through preservation of sacred sites fosters cultural and biological diversity. The existences of these ancient earthworks on the American landscape are the physical link to the past and today's competing values are at the core of the problems with current land stewardship resulting in the further destruction of such sites. Our technological industrialized society's use of natural resources depends on our ability to balance our needs with the natural world. Through the human capacity to harmonize with the ecology we may leave our future generations something we can be proud of.
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