Synopsis
The Hopi lived at peace and in harmony with nature for a thousand years but now face conflict with oil and mining interests come to exploit and pollute the land.

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Additional Information
American history taught in our schools and colleges omits the one American society with the most outstanding record of peaceful coexistence ever in human history.

The name Hopi means “Peaceful People” because long before the Dalai Lama or Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi, long before the European invasion, they lived in peace for a thousand years on the high desert of what is now northern Arizona.

No other society since the rise of agriculture has ever enjoyed anything near a millennium of peace—certainly not the Aztecs or Mayans or the constantly warring nations of Europe, Asia, and Africa which are all currently the subjects of history education.

Yet during my decades of education at American schools and colleges and universities, with years of history classes, I never heard mention of the Hopi. Perhaps like with TV news, war is news and war is history, and peace is no news and no history. But following the history of the Hopi and their ancient prophecy could serve as a spiritual example for a simple life which may be the only way to control the present danger of global warming and save human society.

The accuracy of the Hopi prophecy is similarly unmatched by any other prophecy. There are many Doomsday predictions based on moral and spiritual failings, but the Hopi prophecy is directed specifically against mining and drilling into the Earth. Their oral history tells of an ancient time prior to that thousand years of peace--a time when their ancestors chose their simple life while other kindred peoples developed societies with industry and material wealth. The histories of the Aztecs and Incas show a fascination with gold mining and display which attracted quick conquest by the Spanish. Now comes modern science recognizing global warming from carbon, a perfect manifestation of the aboriginal warning.

All around the world, indigenous peoples are resisting exploitation and pollution of their lands by oil and mining interests. They are acting on behalf of all people—as in the end, we all survive or go down together.


Prizes and Awards
Neptune Award, Moondance International Film Festival
Official Selection at Columbus, Mumbai, Dreamspeakers, GreenReel, New Beijing, and Chashama International Film Festivals.