Spirits for Sale

[caitriona_nnc]

A film about the exploitation and misrepresentation of First Nations traditions has been completed and will be premiering this month. For more info, check out http://www.spiritsforsale.com

Congratulations to Annika and the rest of the crew for all their hard work!

from their website:

Comments

[red_priestess]

Thank you so much for this!

[aeneas_atavus]

This film was so needed. Can I repost this on my journal, I want to spread the word on this.

[caitriona_nnc]

Definitely, spread the word! They'll be looking for bookings at film festivals and anywhere else that wants to show it. The more we get the word out, the better!

[r_monoxide]

I was really quite shocked by all the Native American spirituality stuff in the Glastonbury new age shops. There was a woman we ran into in Wales that was thrilled to meet Americans and show off her Native American stuff. I think she hoped that we would know more but nobody in the group was interested and I certainly wasn't going to say anything.

[caitriona_nnc]

Wow. That's really sad.

[_graywolf_]

True... however there does seem to be a interest in wanted to be connected to something, and doing more with ones life.

For modern business life people, and others that just feel stuck it is nothing short of being human to go for the easiest thing in reach. Rather pop in a ready made meal that you just have to warm up, than to grow your own foods, nurture and look after them as they grow and prepare them when ready.

They´re looking, and that is something. Perhaps they´ll one day see something different shining through... one can only hope so.

[caitriona_nnc]

Yeah, I'm glad people are drawn to the idea of honoring the earth and having a spiritual practice. But then ignorance and consumerism taint it. While sometimes I do get cynical, I am also hopeful that, with access to better information, people who would have behaved offensively will take a different approach. Many (probably all) of us have made mistakes when we didn't know better, and I really have seen a significant number of people improve and make amends once they became more educated on the issues.

[_graywolf_]

Cross posted :)

Perhaps it´ll educate some of these so called ´seekers´