“What do I need to do to be a good ancestor for those next generations to come?”

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Cynthia Naha (sin-thee-yah nah-hah)

climate activist

IMAGE SOURCE: “Cynthia Naha.” 2020 Regenerate Speakers. quiviracoalition.org | TEXT SOURCE: “Climate Crisis Close to Home: What Can We Do?” YouTube. 15 Dec. 2020.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Cynthia Naha.” 2020 Regenerate Speakers. quiviracoalition.org | TEXT SOURCE: “Climate Crisis Close to Home: What Can We Do?” YouTube. 15 Dec. 2020.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “I do get emotional when it comes to climate change and when it comes to the work that I do because it’s that advocacy that’s going to extend beyond me, beyond me through generations.”

QUOTE QUESTION: What do you do to be a good ancestor for future generations?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Cynthia’s profile portrait on Regenerate’s list of speakers who are “individuals and groups coming together around the concepts of fostering ecological, economic, and social health through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive land stewardship.”

IMAGE QUESTION: How do you greet the world?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a YouTube clip. The photo is from a speakers’ website.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide whether to speak at public events or in online settings?

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