Sacred Land Speaks

About Sacred Land Speaks

Over four decades of filmmaking, we’ve had the honor of interviewing visionary Indigenous leaders, scholars and activists who offer soulful words on the kinship of humans and nature, the profound importance of protecting sacred places, and pathways toward global healing and reconciliation. In the editing process, we used many 30-second gems but left most of those interviews on the cutting room floor—until now! Sacred Land Speaks brings you extended interviews with some of our world’s most insightful thinkers.

Publisher

Sacred Land Film Project

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Nov 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Barry Lopez – Part Two (rebroadcast)

   Our 2011 film interview with author Barry Lopez for the Standing on Sacred Ground series yielded an embarrassment of riches. Barry’s written works explore the relationship between nature and human culture and include Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award, Of Wolves and Men, and his most recent masterwork, Horizon. Barry Lopez was a master storyteller, though for project director Toby McLeod, he was also a close friend and ally. In Part Two of this two-part podcast, Barry reflects on the future of sacred sites, the role of technology in our lives, and the importance of following the leadership of the elders.

2. 

   19 May 2026

   Barry Lopez – Part One (rebroadcast)

   Barry Lopez left us with so many gifts—messages from the road, stories that help—written beautifully by a cultural bridge, a runner who risked his life out there on the edge and returned over and over to craft a stirring tale. Barry alarmed us and gave us hope us with Arctic Dreams, Of Wolves and Men, The Rediscovery of North America and Horizon. Join project director Toby McLeod for our first Audio Archive, a 2011 conversation with friend and advisor, the late Barry Lopez (1945-2020). In Part One of this two-part podcast, Barry reflects on deep listening, the meaning of sacred lands, and the importance of maintaining an ongoing conversation with the Earth.

3. 

   19 Apr 2026

   Marcia Langton – Part Two

   In Part 2 of our interview with Professor Marcia Langton, an anthropologist and geographer of Yiman and Bidjara heritage in what’s now known as Australia, she shares contemporary stories of the Aboriginal Land Rights movement, the often tense negotiations with mining companies, and how Aboriginal Australians finally received an apology from the government.

Who has been a guest on Sacred Land Speaks

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Vine Deloria Jr
• Florence Jones
• Edward Abbey
• Jessica Abbey
• Davianna Pomaika`i McGregor

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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