Author: sacredsite1
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Visiting The Hopi Mesas with Eugene Sekaquaptewa
By Mary Lou Skinner Ross The final day of the study tour, a visit to the Hopi had a character all its own. There is a power and beauty of the mesas, plains and land that is somber, difficult, monotonous, hypnotic and ancient. The wind blew for us most of the way, hiding much with…
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Eugene Sekaquaptewa, Hopi, Arizona
We first met Eugene Sekaquaptewa in 1991 when we visited the Hopi Mesas on a Sacred Sites International study tour to Northern Arizona Indian sites. He was from a progressive family and we learned about his parents and their lives through reading the life story of his mother, Me and Mine, as told to Louise…
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Bulu Imam, Hazaribagh, Jarkhand, India
A Site Saver and His Family’s Story I was born on August 31, 1941, in the small town of Hazaribagh, India which is surrounded by jungles. I spent my early childhood with our tribal people in the jungles where i developed my deep love and knowledge about the tribal folklore. I also developed an understanding…
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Aunty Pua and Uncle Ned Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Aunty Pua as she was affectionately known, was born in 1914 in Honaunau on the Big Island. Her great-grandmother was a chanter at the famous City of Refuge where ancient Hawaiians took refuge after breaking a kapu (taboo). According to her son, Ed Lindsey, this is where she got her spiritual strength. Aunty Pau was…
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Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia
Debre Berhan Selassie Church and Monastery is located in northern Ethiopia in the town of Gondar. It is part of a larger UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, inscribed in 1979 for its Outstanding Universal Value. King Fasil (Fasilides) officially founded the town of Gondar in 1634 as the capital of…
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My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam
By Tung Nguyen Deep among the forest and mountains of the central part of Vietnam lies one of the most significant sacred sites of Southeast Asia – My Son Sanctuary of the ancient Champa kingdom. About 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) to the southwest of the bustling city of Da Nang, My Son valley is home…