Christopher McLeod is the project director of Earth Island Institute

Earth Island Institute

The Earth Island Institute was founded in 1982 by environmentalist David Brower. It organizes and encourages activism around environmental issues and provides public education. Funding comes from individual members and supporting organizations...

's Sacred Land Film Project. He produced and directed the award-winning documentary In the Light of Reverence

In the Light of Reverence

In the Light of Reverence is a documentary that was ten years in the making. Produced by Christopher McLeod and Malinda Maynor , the documentary was released in 2001, and features three tribal nations, the Hopi, the Winnemem Wintu, and the Lakota Sioux, and their struggle to protect three sacred...

(2001) and has made three other award-winning documentary films: The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? (1983), Downwind/Downstream (1988), and NOVA: Poison in the Rockies (1990). The focus of these projects has been to increase public awareness and understanding of sacred sites, indigenous people, and environmental justice

Environmental justice

Environmental justice is "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." In the words of Bunyan Bryant,...

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External links

• Sacred Land Film Project Website
• Sacred Land Film Project Staff Bios
• PBS Interview Of Christopher (Toby) McLeod
• PBS PoV Website on movie
• In The Light Of Reverence Wikipedia
  In the Light of Reverence
  In the Light of Reverence is a documentary that was ten years in the making. Produced by Christopher McLeod and Malinda Maynor , the documentary was released in 2001, and features three tribal nations, the Hopi, the Winnemem Wintu, and the Lakota Sioux, and their struggle to protect three sacred...
  
  
• Christopher McLeod on IMDB
• In Light Of Reverence on IMDB