Save the Geoglyphs - - Music Video by Jess Fig

Aztec Sickness

Filmmaker Robert Lundahl has added video by a Native American rapper, accompanied by Native American dancers as a companion piece to his documentary, "Who Are My People?"

The participants perform ancient ceremonies pleading for help from their ancestors, and God, to save the centuries-old drawings in the desert known as Geoglyphs. Quoting Robert Lundahl, "Jesus Figueroa, aka, Jess Fig Jesus Chuey Zapata Figueroa, and I made a music video to Fig's original composition, Aztec Sickness (Save the Geoglyphs). And these are some 'sick' beats, indeed." One need not be a Native American ancestor, or a god of any kind to help. Enjoy the Video: https://vimeo.com/73244860

Here's how you can help:
http://whoaremypeople.com/take-action-save-our-public-lands-across-the-west/ 
  
Also you can:

1. Share the URL of this blog post on Facebook, My Space, Twitter, etc.

2. Call your local PBS station and tell them they should show this topical, and informative documentary dealing with corporate interests destroying ancient and unique drawings, plus western desert flora and fauna.

3. If you would like to preview the documentary, contact Robert and ask for a Vimeo link:

Robert Lundahl & Associates

robert@studio-rla.com

415.205.3481

http://freshwaterbaygroup.com

http://planet-rla.com
www.linkedin.com/in/robertlundahl
www.youtube.com/robertlundahlfilms

Robert recently wrote,"As a filmmaker, I don't go looking for stories, they find me. I am not an activist. I am a professional communications person with a 25 year Emmy® Award winning track record. So when the Bureau of Land Management told me they couldn't remember which tribes they consulted with, as required by law, it simply became the premise of the story, about how environmental goals and Native American culture came into conflict over renewable energy.

It is a story with public policy ramifications that every American needs to know. Help us save the geoglyphs, and help us tell the story on Public Television nationwide.

Thank you,
Robert Lundahl"

I, Mimi, wonder. PBS knows about this documentary. Why have they not picked it up? Could it be because some of the corporations building the wind farms are corporate underwriters, or heavy contributors to PBS? I wonder. Please circulate.

"Who Are My People?" Nevada Premiere

SCREENING

Three states have decided to take another look at wind farms for generating electricity in deserts within their states: Arizona, California and Nevada. It so happens there is a documentary addressing this issue, especially the destruction of Native American antiquities and s­­pecies such as the desert tortoise, plus other endangered creatures and plants, which will lead to the loss of the deserts. EMMY® Award winning filmmaker Robert Lundahl's "Who Are My People?" will screen in Las Vegas, August 13.

The documentary takes a hard look at U.S. energy policy and its effects on dessert ecosystems, Native American tribes and the communities of the West. Native American tribal members are proactive in "Who Are My People," not shedding tears over the destruction but actively fighting to preserve their heritage by stating their concerns and grievances.

The Nevada premiere August 13th of "Who Are My People?" coincides with the Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. The screening with be in the Flamingo Library Main Stage Auditorium, 1401 Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the film screens at 7:00. Tickets are $7.50 at the door and are available in advance on-line for $7.00 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/432635.

A conversation with the filmmaker and Native ­­­elders will take place following the screening. Website: http://whoaremypeople.com

For more information contact: 

Judy Bundorf
Friends of Searchlight Desert and Mountains

http://www.savesearchlightdesert.org/
702.682.9963

Robert Lundahl
Filmmaker

robert@studio-rla.com