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This Tiny But Mighty State Park In South Dakota Is Too Beautiful To Keep Secret
Nestled just outside the bustling town of Sturgis, South Dakota, Bear Butte State Park is a hidden gem that’s been quietly captivating visitors for generations. This pint-sized park packs a punch that ...
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a ...
National Catholic Reporter8d
At Kenya's Kabiyet Hill Catholic shrine, conservation meets spiritual well-being
Kabiyet Hill in western Kenya is now home to a Catholic shrine that provides a shared space for worship while also ...
The Tongva’s land burned in Eaton fire. But leaders say traditional practices mitigated damage
Tongva community leaders credit traditional stewardship practices, including the removal of fire-prone eucalyptus, with ...
Rapid City Journal14d
Cheyenne River Youth Project celebrates one year of connecting at Bear Butte State Park
After a full year of land ownership near Bear Butte State Park, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is looking forward to continuing to connect youth with sacred spaces. In winter 2024, the Cheyenne ...
America Magazine15d
The human heart and the Sacred Heart: What Pope Francis can teach us about a holy devotion
Like a loving parent, Pope Francis is inviting us to reflect on the human heart beyond the biological sense in relation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Holy Father wants us to know the power of ...
CounterPunch16d
Guide to Preserving Sacred Land Near You
Check resources like the Sacred Land Film Project or the Native Land Digital Map, which can help identify Indigenous territories and culturally significant areas. Check community ...
The Martha's Vineyard Times17d
Climate Connections: The indigenous future
We have lost what is a sacred connection to ... pills and treatments when indigenous peoples found answers in nature. The inner bark of the black cherry tree treats coughs, jimsonweed eases ...
Indiatimes17d
The Kumbh Mela: A Sacred Journey of Cosmic Harmony and Inner Awakening
The Kumbh Mela, a spiritual gathering held every 12 years at sacred river confluences in India, symbolizes the union of human and cosmic energies. Rooted in ancient traditions and celestial ...
Gulf Live21d
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
Droughts are drier and longer. Prolonged floods are drowning tree islands sacred to them. Native wildlife have dwindled. “It’s basically extremes now,” he said. Tribal elder Michael John Frank put it ...
Upstate New York22d
Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
This meant that Native American people could not freely go onto privately owned ranches and prayerfully harvest peyote as they had done for generations. They lost their sacred connection with the ...
ABC News23d
These are the plants and animals that will benefit from the designation of largest corridor of federally protected land
The Chuckwalla National Monument, situated south of Joshua Tree National ... include the ancestral and sacred lands of the Pit River Tribe and Modoc Peoples. Other Indigenous groups that hold ...