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 Project This is an educational event that will attract public attention to the history of Indigenous peoples and the ongoing threats to sacred sites and other sacred places. It will encourage the public to become active in preserving nature and the need to work toward sustainability in our communities. The public will learn the history of migrations and abandoned ancient settlements. This history indicates the frailty of all human institutions and the evanescence of nature as we see it. It is apparent that many have not been made aware of the importance of the sites to the Indigenous population. The process of colonization has caused a separation of peoples from the highly sophisticated architectural earthen monuments that colonizers encountered during their explorations westward across the northern hemisphere. This event will increase that awareness by working with historians, our cultural sites experts and with local supporters in organizing education day activities for schools and at other social functions. Our exhibition represents in the display, known sites in the United States and the migrations of Indigenous peoples. Native and non-native communities understand and accept responsibility, individually and collectively, for the fate and disposition of culturally affiliated sites and other sacred places that have tangible or intangible connections to them. Several organizations and individuals have been invited to partake by supporting group walks and or runs within their areas with us. We wish to include youth and other health enthusiasts.
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