“I have dedicated myself to working on behalf of Hadzabe children - the olanakwe. I am fighting for educational sovereignty.”

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Anna Philipo (ah-nah fill-ee-poh)

advocate for hunter-gatherer education

IMAGE SOURCE: Photo in Daudi Peterson. “Hadzabe: By the Light of a Million Fires.” Mikuni na Nyota Publishers. 2012. | TEXT SOURCE: Anna Philipo. “Many roles: community member, board member, mother, advocate.” Newsletter. Olanakwe Community Fund. De…

IMAGE SOURCE: Photo in Daudi Peterson. “Hadzabe: By the Light of a Million Fires.” Mikuni na Nyota Publishers. 2012. | TEXT SOURCE: Anna Philipo. “Many roles: community member, board member, mother, advocate.” Newsletter. Olanakwe Community Fund. Dec 2020.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “I am a teacher, a mother, a wife, the first Hadzabe woman to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, and a strong advocate for hunter-gatherer education. I teach at the Endamagha Primary School, where the majority of children from my community attend and where I, myself, attended primary school.”

QUOTE QUESTION: What have you dedicated yourself to?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Teaching Hadza and Datoga children at Endamagha Primary School.

IMAGE QUESTION: Where do children learn from the teachers among your People?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a newsletter published by a foundation to support Hadzabe people. The photo is from a book published to further education, health care and land and resource rights for the Hadzabe.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media channels are devoted to supporting your People?

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