“Nature has soul. Body rests when you are in nature. It is wonderful to walk on your own land.”

Anna Aleksandrovna Kaurgina

(ah-nah ah-lek-sahn-drawv-nah kaw-oor-ggee-nah)

climate activist

IMAGE SOURCE: “Chukchi Lady Who Fought Climate Change Passes Away In Siberia.” Blog post. Snowchange. 6 May 2019. | QUOTE SOURCE: “Chukchi Lady Who Fought Climate Change Passes Away In Siberia.” Blog post. Snowchange. 6 May 2019.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Chukchi Lady Who Fought Climate Change Passes Away In Siberia.” Blog post. Snowchange. 6 May 2019. | QUOTE SOURCE: “Chukchi Lady Who Fought Climate Change Passes Away In Siberia.” Blog post. Snowchange. 6 May 2019.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “When we visit other peoples lands we always offer our greetings to these lands so that nature would receive us well, that it would not be a blizzard or other troubles.“

QUOTE QUESTION: Where do you go  to walk on your own land?


IMAGE CONTEXT: Anna with language specialists (left) and Snowchange supporters (back) summer 2012.

IMAGE QUESTION: Who do you stand with when you walk your own land?


MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and the photo are from a blog post by a cooperative organization devoted to the advancement of traditions and culture of Arctic peoples.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide which media organizations to work with? 


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