“If you know the land it's not a wilderness. The only place I would call wilderness is a place I don't know.”

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May 21

John Arnatsiaq (jahn ah-naht-see-yak)

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QUOTE CONTEXT: “If I see animals I don’t see them as wild. That’s part of their life. To me ‘wild’ would be fierce and dangerous. To me, not even polar bears are wild.”

QUOTE QUESTION: What land do you know?

IMAGE CONTEXT: From a review of the Greenland Board Game.

IMAGE QUESTION: What’s your preferred means of transportation through your home wilderness?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a book. The photo is from an online “platform for free thought.”

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media platforms most appeal to your audience – traditional ones like stories and books or new media like blogs and websites?

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“If you know the land it's not a wilderness. The only place I would call wilderness is a place I don't know.”

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