'' In the Light of Reverence '' is narrated by the Bay Area actor , Peter Coyote , and Tantoo Cardinal of the Métis people . It premiered in San Francisco on February 17 , 2001 at the Palace of Fine Arts . The film received the Best Documentary Feature Award at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco , was nationally broadcast on PBS as part of the POV series , on August 14 , 2001 , and was seen by three million people . In 2005 , the Council on Foundations awarded the film the prestigious Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media , in recognition of the film 's influence , its positive reception in Indian Country and its strong distribution history
American Indian Film Festival
American Indian Film Festival
In the Light of Reverence