Turtle Island Project: Respect for Environment, Native Americans and all Indigenous peoples
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The Turtle Island Project in northern Michigan was founded in August 2007 by two Midwest pastors who believe the future of mankind and world is at a crossroads.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Dr. George Cairns believe that Christians could learn a lot about nature and the environment by listening to Earth-based cultures like Native Americans, Celts, and other Indigenous peoples.
Rev. Hubbard is a Lutheran pastor, and Rev. Cairns is an ordained United Church of Christ minister.
Both have extensive backgrounds in interfaith and multicultural work.
The Turtle Island Project (TIP), based in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, promotes respect for the environment and Native Americans.
Two Midwest pastors created the TIP to foster a national discussion and debate on a wide variety of issues involving the future of the planet and mankind including encouraging Christians to learn how to appreciate nature like Earth-based religions such as American Indians, Celts and other Indigenous peoples.
Turtle Island Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has more on the founders and their goals.
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Turtle Island Project related websites:
Turtle Island Project main website:
http://www.turtleislandproject.org
Turtle Island TV (blipTV)
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/
Turtle Island TV (youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse
Turtle Island (myspace)
http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject
Turtle Island Project websites/Blogs:
http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle
http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/
email:
TurtleIslandProject@charter.net
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Dear cvazquez,
I agree with what you said - thought I'd pass along a little more info.
The Native Americans who attended our first Michigan event requested we did not put their video comments online.
Although one person allowed me to publish her comments in a written story I posted several places including:
http://www.reznetnews.org/images/yoopernewsman/first_turtle_island_project_nativ...
And at our Custer, South Dakota concert we did not have a video camera - but again quoted a Native American national newspaper reporter.
Those comments can be found several places online including at:
http://blog.nativeweb.org/?p=19Bottom line - as volunteer media guy for TIP I agree 1000 percent - but out of respect (at one event) - and lack of video recorder in SD - this was impossible.
But if we get some grant money we're planning a trip to SD this summer to film a documentary at Rosebud.
and this fall we're holding a national Native American conference here in Michigan in August - and hope to have live internet feed of the event - and later videos - using the concerns voiced by those who don't object to being videotaped.
For those who can not attend - we are also planning to have questions posed via internet using Skype or another service.Thank you for watching our video - I am soon going to post two more parts. And thank you for commenting because it brought up an issue I was unsure how to bring up.
Sincerely, Greg Peterson aka yoopernewsman - Michigan news reporter and volunteer media guy for the Turtle Island Project, the Manoomin Project and the Earth keeper Initiative - 4 years ago
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cvazquez
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Interesting pod. I think one of the most empowering things oppressed communities can have is representation of their own issues. I understand Turtle Island means to help, but I didn't hear or see what Native people have to say about that. I know self-determination is a big deal for Native activists, which I think means having self determination in the solutions as well. More Native voices, movement, and images would have made this piece a bit more dynamic. Glad you made it though, these are important topics...
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