Ten years in the making, In the Light of Reverence juxtaposes reflections of Hopi, Wintu and Lakota elders on the spiritual meaning of place with views of non-Indians who have their own ideas about how best to use the land. The film captures the spiritual yearning and materialistic frenzy of our time. The book is a recreation in English of the oral history that Black Elk, a medicine man of the Oglala Sioux Indians, recounted for him in his Native language in 1931. Earth Prayers for The Great Spirit Sacred Seven Prayers, a prayer by Black Elk, and several others.
Anishinabe people live life in a very sacred manner.
This essay is on the The Sault Ste. Many also have tribal legends or stories. There are also photos, historical information, and much else. Sacred Instructions Given by the Creator to Native people at the time of Creation, by Spiritual Elder William Commanda and Frank Decontie. This page, by Elaine Lunham, is a good explanation of smudging with sacred herbs such as tobacco, sweetgrass, sage, and cedar, in the tradition of the Anishinabe people.