“For the Basque language the focus is on unity or “we.” It’s about “our hand” or “our land.” It’s “our.” It’s not “I” or “mine.” It’s “we” or “our” because it’s so much based on survival.”

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Angeles Arrien (an-juh-lis ah-ree-yen)

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IMAGE SOURCE: “Angeles Arrien – Connecting to the Wilderness Within.” Screen grab. YouTube. 21 Jul. 2019. | TEXT SOURCE: Ann Kreilkamp. “Living and Teaching Traditional Values in a Disconnected Age.” Blog post. exopermaculture.com. 2007.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Angeles Arrien – Connecting to the Wilderness Within.” Screen grab. YouTube. 21 Jul. 2019. | TEXT SOURCE: Ann Kreilkamp. “Living and Teaching Traditional Values in a Disconnected Age.” Blog post. exopermaculture.com. 2007.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “Basque and other indigenous languages worldwide add suffixes to verbs. The eternal presence is there. And, for most indigenous languages I know, including the Basque language, the focus is on unity.”

QUOTE QUESTION: In what ways does your language focus on unity?

IMAGE CONTEXT: A memorial video from a talk Dr. Arrien gave on the power of nature, silence and contemplation to connect us more profoundly to our instinctual nature—what she calls ‘the wilderness within.’

IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you choose to sit to make sure your voice will be heard?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a blog post and the photo from a YouTube clip.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using social media to share your People’s wisdom?

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