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Virginia Paleo-Site Guardians Visit Griffith Observatory in LA

9/16/2014

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Bluemont VA - This week, Northern Virginia Paleo-Indian site guardians flew to California, not knowing they would end up at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
     During the couple’s already scheduled trip to receive volunteer awards in Riverside CA, PBS Religions & Ethics Newsweekly aired an interview of them, along with an interview of a Dr. Ed Krupp.
     It turns out that Dr. Krupp is the director and curator of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, less than an hour away from the ceremony.
     “Astronomer Krupp is considered an expert in ‘Archaeo-astronomy,’” according to Lucky Severson with PBS R&E.
     So the couple drove out to the Griffith Observatory in hopes to introduce themselves to Dr. Krupp.
Having the Courage to Ask Forbidden Questions
     Chris (Comeswithclouds) White said, "It is not about knowing all the answers right now. We pray for the courage to ask the forbidden questions, then seek the answers."
     "With the best questions, then we can develop a better plan and assemble a team of experts to help find answers that lead us to a truer understanding of the beginnings of humanity," he added. "If we don't understand the beginning and don't know the end, how can we have confidence in the direction we are going?"
     “As we develop a long-term strategy for the Paleo-Indian site we need the questions,” said Chris.
     Chris discovered the Paleo site in 2010 and has been investigating it with experts for five years.
     “We are hoping to begin a conversation with Dr. Krupp about what types of questions we should be asking. We need questions before we can find the answers.”
     The couple's airline flights to California were free, courtesy of Southwest Airlines.
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Southwest Airlines gifted the couple four round-trip airline tickets because they gave up their 2013 flights to a family in need.

Dr. Krupp Griffith Observatory Curator
     Dr. Krupp has served as the Griffith Observatory director since 1974 and has visited over two thousand ancient and prehistoric sites worldwide, according to PBS R&E. 
     Dr. Krupp is responsible for helping develop a long-term strategy for the renovation and renewal of the Griffith Observatory.
     Speaking about the Paleo-Indian site in Virginia, Dr. Krupp said to PBS R&E, “Am I surprised that some kind of structured monument is that old in North America? I would say, ‘yeah, I am,’ because I don’t know anything else that is that old.”
     Dr. Krupp ended the PBS R&E interview by saying, “We’re actually beholden to all of these ancestors, all around the planet. They are the people that helped make our world the way it is for us today, whether we’re in China, North America, Europe or whatever.”
     "I don’t think you’re ever going to have a confident sense of certainty about the prehistoric past, and prehistoric monuments for the obvious
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Dr. Ed Krupp being interviewed by PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly Lucky Severson. CLICK HERE for TV Programming.
reason, we don’t have the owner’s manual," he added.
     Chris and René welcome Dr. Krupp and other professionals to see the site in Virginia. The couple is seeking professionals who can help them find questions and answers to help with preservation, protection and restoration.

The Griffith Observatory
     “The Griffith Observatory is perched atop a prominent hilltop in Griffith Park in Mt. Hollywood above Los Angeles,” said René White (Feather), who accompanied her husband to the Observatory.
     “We saw soaring hawks and wild coyotes. It was my first time seeing the Hollywood sign. The views of Los Angeles are magnificent and you can see all the way to Santa Monica from the Griffith Observatory."
     “In front of the Observatory is a day clock. Much different from the day clock my husband found in Virginia. I enjoy taking photos of him as he studies and discovers,” she added.
    The Griffith Observatory is one of the most famous and visited landmarks in southern California, according to the Observatory’s web site. “Tens of millions have come to walk the inside of the building, view the live planetarium shows, or simply gaze out towards the coast and the heavens.”
Related Sites
  • Griffith Observatory Virtual Tours
  • PBS TV Special Program and Transcript
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     "There is something to be learned about a people who lived here before, that can help us now. Studying what they left behind, can shed light on a culture and way of life that is now extinct. What is there to learn from this sacred site?
     If this unique site goes unprotected or gets destroyed, we will never know the importance of its meaning. Any view into the past, is a learning and educational tool for the future. 
     Therefore, the rarity of this site deserves serious attention. Doors need to be opened, and questions need to be explored. Keys to the site’s secrets are yet to be revealed.
     We are seeking people knowledgeable in pre-history preservation and restoration. We also welcome those who wish to honor and respect our vision.
     Opportunity has risen to preserve this sacred site, now and for our children and future generations. We appreciate your partnership and contributions towards uncovering the possibilities of this find."
       -- said Chris.

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PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: On the Stonehenge-era Stone Circles Here

9/12/2014

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Coming up this weekend (Sept. 12-14) on R&E: A Stonehenge-era stone circle discovered in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley may be the oldest such site found in North America and has great spiritual meaning for its discoverer. Watch the story now: 
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Video on the Spiritual and Historical Significance of the Paleo-Indian Site Here

9/9/2014

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Bluemont, VA -- Chris (Comeswithclouds) White produced this video to “raise consciousness and public opinion of the indigenous.”
     “These people had faith and believed in two laws,” he says in the video commentary speaking of Indigenous Peoples. “They lived in knowledge of a spiritual reality. The indigenous are a witness two walking in love and faith. Living a sustainable lifestyle for thousands of years.”
     For more about the progress to preserve, protect and restore the Paleo-Indian site and the Native American Church of Virginia please visit www.SanctuaryontheTrail.org.

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Interview with Paleo-Indian Site Guardians Airs on PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly Sept. 12-14

9/8/2014

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PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly will be airing an interview with us over this weekend (September 12th - 14th).
     It features Chris and Rene' White and the Paleo-Indian site in Clarke County, VA and compares our site with stone circles around the world, particularly Stonehenge.
     The producer is David Tereshchuk. The commentator who interviewed us is Lucky Severson.
    We are not sure when exactly during the weekend your local PBS station would be scheduling it, if indeed it does carry it. Most PBS local stations carry the broadcast but not every single one.
     It will also be available online of course, at www.pbs.org/religion from Friday September 12th.
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Images of the filming in July with David, Lucky, Tony and Mark with PBS Ethics and Newsweekly.

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Something Spiritual ?

8/27/2014

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"Does an "Outside Force" exist? Is there a thing such as a "Spiritual Draw?" Where does "Faith" come from? What do you really believe and have faith towards? These things are of a spiritual nature," explains Chris (Comeswithclouds) White in a video he posted about the Paleo-Indian site he found in Northern Virginia.

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by Chris (Comeswithclouds) White

Native American Church of Virginia

     Is there something spiritual about the ceremonial Paleo-Indian site we found here?
     Professionals have been helping us investigate the site since 2010. There is evidence of intelligence left by a people more than 10,470 years ago here.
     We are the site's guardians. Currently, we are preserving, protecting and restoring the site.      To find out more about what has been accomplished so far, updates are online at:
  • SantuaryontheTrail.org
  • Paleo News Room.
     Thank you for following the progress and thank you for your interest and encouragement.

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Music Video Featuring 73-Year Old Military Veteran and Paleo-Indian Site Wins National Competition

8/2/2014

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BLUEMONT VA -- The music video filmed on the Paleo-Indian site has won 4th Place in the national flute contest hosted by Brent Haines & The Woodsounds Family. The video, called Prayer Song: "Calling the Rain," Native American Flute by Alan Stanz received 763 views to win.
     "Indeed, many of the contestants have put tens of hours into the production of their four or five minute videos and it shows!" said Brent. "There are some truly spectacular productions in this collection. I am very proud of each of you."

"Calling the Rain" Authentic and Spontaneous
     In the "Calling the Rain" video, Vietnam veteran and musician Alan Stanz age 73, stands where another people stood 10,470 years ago. Experts have authenticated the site where the video was filmed as Paleo-era.
     Alan is spontaneously playing a new song. His first recording. Not from a song sheet, but from his heart. As he begins to play, it begins to rain.
     This is a "one-shot" music video recorded on this spot. One take. One camera. One microphone. Authentic. Real.
     "We give thanks in all things. For this opportunity. For this song. For this knowledge. For this place. For the rain," said
René White video production manager and her husband Chris White CEO of the Native American Church of Virgina.
      We at the Native American Church would like to give special thanks to the Avellino Studios for producing the video, Uber S'more Sound for the crisp sound and assistants Katie Stanz, Kara Stockwel and Emily Dean
. And a huge thanks to Flutist Alan Stanz for creating this rare opportunity to include the Paleo-Indian site in a music video.
    
"May Eagle's wings carry your good works and good intentions far. We are excited to be witness to the good you created with this video," added Chris and René.
"As he begins to play, it begins to rain."
Winners of the flute contest are:
1st Filemon Lopez
2nd Jake McCoy
3rd Alida Santandrea
4th Alan Stanz
5th Barbara Scott
6th Howard Leon
7th Russ Jones
8th Bob Carlson
9th Nichole Arrington Cochran 
10th Frank Ravenwolf Henninger 
11th Mike Sexton 
12th Bill Huffman
13th Priscilla Rodrigues
14th Stephen Darnell

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Winchester Star: "Local Flautist Sharing Music Online," by Stephen Nielsen (July 8, 2014)
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Clarke stone circles site to be featured on TV series

7/23/2014

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Bluemont VA – This Winchester Star feature story talks about how PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, learned about the Paleo-Indian site and the Native American Church of Virginia through the local newspaper and arranged to film here at the Sanctuary on the Trail yesterday.
     From Virginia, PBS Director Lucky Severson, Photography Mark Thalman and Audio Engineer Tony Stewart joined PBS Producer David Tereshchuk from New York, to interview the site’s guardians. The special program, about concentric rings found around the world, will air on PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly in late August.
     Paleo-Indian site guardians Chris (Comeswithclouds) White and René White (Feather) have volunteered thousands of hours for the past five years to preserve, protect and restore this site. Thermal Luminescence (TL) dating results recently confirms the site was last used 10,470 years ago, making it older than the standing boulders at England’s Stonehenge.
Related Links:
  • PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
  • Winchester Star
  • Sanctuary on the Trail
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The Winchester Star Captures PBS Filming of Native American Church of Virginia

7/22/2014

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Bluemont VA – The Winchester Star Photographer Scott Mason captured the PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly filming of the Native American Church of Virginia CEO and President, Chris (Comeswithclouds) White and Rene' White (Feather) at the Sanctuary on the Trail today.
     The Winchester Star article written by Val Vanmeter is expected to run in tomorrow's (July 23) newspaper. This PBS special, featuring concentric rings found around the world, is expected to air around the end of August.
     The Native American of Church site guardians Chris and Rene' are preserving, protecting and restoring a Paleo-Indian sacred ceremonial site they found on their property.
     For more see www.SanctuaryontheTrail.org.
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PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly to feature Native American Church of VA Guardians

7/22/2014

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Bluemont VA -- Religion and Ethics Newsweekly David, Lucky, Mark and Tony filmed here today at the Sanctuary on the Trail. They interviewed Native American Church of Virginia CEO and President, Chris (Comeswithclouds) White and Rene' White (Feather) and the lead Archeologist Jack Hranicky.
     This PBS special, featuring concentric rings found around the world, is expected to air around the end of August.     
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     The Native American of Church site guardians Chris and Rene' are preserving, protecting and restoring a Paleo-Indian sacred ceremonial site they found on their property.
     For more photos of the shoot and copy of the program please follow us here at www.SanctuaryontheTrail.org.
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Winchester Star features NAC of VA, Paleo-Indian Sacred Ceremonial Site and Flute Video

7/8/2014

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BLUEMONT VA -- Today's feature in the new Winchester Star newspaper LIFE section features the Native American Church of Virginia, Sanctuary on the Trail and Paleo-Indian site.

Full story at Winchester Star online.
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