Turtle Island Project: Respecting Indigenous Peoples, Earth

The Turtle Island Project in northern Michigan was founded in August 2007 by two Midwest pastors who believe the future of mankind and world is at a crossroads.

Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Dr. George Cairns believe that Christians could learn a lot about nature and the environment by listening to Earth-based cultures like Native Americans, Celts, and other Indigenous peoples.

Rev. Hubbard is a Lutheran pastor, and Rev. Cairns is an ordained United Church of Christ minister.

Both have extensive backgrounds in interfaith and multicultural work.

The Turtle Island Project (TIP), based in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, promotes respect for the environment and Native Americans.

Two Midwest pastors created the TIP to foster a national discussion and debate on a wide variety of issues involving the future of the planet and mankind including encouraging Christians to learn how to appreciate nature like Earth-based religions such as American Indians, Celts and other Indigenous peoples.

Turtle Island Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has more on the founders and their goals.

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White Buffalo Calf Woman Society:
http://www.wbcws.org
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Turtle Island Project related websites:

Turtle Island Project main website:
http://www.turtleislandproject.org

Turtle Island TV (blipTV)
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/

Turtle Island TV (youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse

Turtle Island (myspace)
http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject

Turtle Island Project websites/Blogs:
http://groups.msn.com/WhisperingTurtle
http://turtleislandproject.wordpress.com/

email:
TurtleIslandProject@charter.net
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Rate of Species Extinction:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rate+of+species+extinction&btnG=...
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/01/31_olsond_biodiversity/
http://www.iucn.org/themes/Ssc/red_list_2004/Extinction_media_brief_2004.pdf
http://www.iucn.org/en/news/archive/2001_2005/press/species2000.html
http://www.earthportals.com/extinct.html
http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Information/Species_Extinction/
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Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore:
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
http://www.climatecrisis.net/aboutthefilm/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060524-global-warming.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497116/
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Existentialist Theology of Paul Tillich:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_existentialism
http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=169
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Kairos
An artistic representation of Kairos by Francesco Salviati:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Image:Francesco_Salviati_005.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tillich
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/cms_content?page=590630&sp=1...
Paul Tillich's gravestone in the Paul Tillich Park, New Harmony, Indiana:
(Tillich died in Chicago in 1965. A park was named after him in New Harmony, Indiana, where his ashes were interred.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Paul_Johannes_Tillich%27s_gravestone_in_th...
http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/9706/Default.aspx
http://www.quodlibet.net/stephens-luther.shtml

Rosebud Tribe official website:
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/

1973 Wounded Knee Incident & the earlier 1890 massacre of 146 Indians by government troops:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Incident
http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Incident

Pine Ridge Reservation Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Reservation

Pine Ridge shocking photos:
http://www.aaronhuey.com/
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Links to groups/organizations in video/bios (see bios below) of the founders of the Turtle Island Project:

"The Community of Religions" - a book by Rev. George Cairns and Wayne Teasdale:
http://www.amazon.com/Community-Religions-Voices-Images-Parliament/dp/0826408990

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-2408734-6876016?initialSearch=1&u...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0826408990/ref=dp_image_text_0/002-24...
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Eden on the Bay Lutheran Church Munising, MI - Rev. Lynn Hubbard:
http://edenonthebay.org/HomePage_1.html
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[angelnjuly]

Yes, This is a helpful realization on my part.

And I hope I can share this to my students who will be studying about it. To students in Cebu Study, listen to it very carefully. Thank you!!!

[Rob187ok]

It's good to see something like this and I hope more Christians will grow in there understanding. It's time to wake up to reality and realise the truth. Yes - we all fall short but excuses don't wash when eye's are open. Jesus lives - God bless.

[littlewaitress]

4 words...HOW CAN I HELP???

[slowhand1954]

Wow I am so glad there is this movement Resect for other and tolerance for thier religious beliefs is very much what Jesus taught. Thank you for this very informative and caring video.

Peace,

Allen

[k6yardotcom]

Wealth of knowledge here and thank you so much for those great links on the description. I am taking my time to go through all of them.

your friend,

:) Ruben