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"Sacred places are the foundation of all other beliefs and practices because they represent the presence of the sacred in our lives. They prop­ erly inform us that we are not larger than nature and that we have responsibilities to the rest of the natural world that transcend our own per­ sonal desires and wishes. This lesson must be learned by each generation; unfortunately the technology of industrial society always leads us in the other direction." (Vine Deloria Jr., Leslie Marmon Silko, George E. Tinker – God Is Red A Native View of Religion Fulcrum Publishing (2003))