Ecology, Spirituality -- Indigenous, Indigenous peoples--Ecology, Sacred space -- Conservation and restoration, Sacred Space, Protected areas -- Management, Nature -- Religious aspects, Nature Conservation, Ethnoecology 

"This book facilitates a greater self-expression of Indigenous perspectives regarding treatment of the sacred and its protection and governance in the face of threats from various forms of natural resource exploitation and development. It provides indigenous custodians the opportunity to explain how they view and treat the sacred through a written account that is available to a global audience. It thus illuminates similarities and differences of both definitions, interpretations and governance approaches regarding sacred natural phenomena and their conservation. The volume presents an international range of case studies, from the recent controversy of pipeline construction at Standing Rock, a sacred site for the Sioux people spanning North and South Dakota, to others located in Australia, Canada, East Timor, Hawaii, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria and the Philippines."--Provided by publisher. 

xii, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. 

Contents:
Introduction. Indigenous voice and indigenous sacred sites : promoting diverse perspectives in a global discourse / Jonathan Liljeblad --
Part I: Identity and embodying the sacred. Giving voice to the sacred Black female body in Takayna Country / Jennifer Evans --
Defending the sacred through plant knowledge / Susan Leopold --
Imagine Kanaloa Kahoolawe, Hawaii / Davianna Pomaikai McGregor --
Part II: Resistance, advocacy and perseverance. Kondhs' resistance movement to save sacred Niyamgiri, Odisha / Annapurna Devi Pandey --
Human rights law and the protection of sacred sites and territories : a case study of the Bethany Griqua community in South Africa / Lesle Jansen, Ademola Oluborode Jegede --
Taos Pueblo Blue Lake : a legacy of cultural perseverance / Vernon Lujan --
Part III: The sacred in intangible heritage and education. The crocodiles of Fesawa : sacred sites and rituals in a changing context in Southern East Timor / Brunna Crespi, Anacleto Amaral, Clementino Amaral --
Maghee : a case study of indigenous tharu cultural heritage for democratic practice and STEM education / Bhaskar Upadhyay, Mahesh Tharu Chaudhary, Dinesh Gautam, Baliram Tharu --
Part IV: Recognition and preservation of the sacred in place. Wirikuta : sacred heart of Mexico : Pueblo Wixárika (Huichol) / Anaid Paola Velasco Ramirez, Ursula Garzón Aragón, Andrea Ulisse Davide Cerami, Santos De La Cruz Carillo --
Hongan di Pa'ge : the sacredness and realism of terraced landscape in Ifugao culture, Philippines / Marlon Martin, Stephen Acabado, Raymond Macapagal --
Perpetuation is the key to preservation : encouraging local development and valuing indigenous culture as the sole bastion against Bagan's museification / Bérengère Boüan, Kathy Khine --
Protecting our sacred water : cenote conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico / Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado.

Includes bibliographical references and index.