“Maybe Basque language will not be saved with a state, but without a state for sure it will be lost.”

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José Luis Alvarez Enparantza (hoe-say loo-ees ahl-vah-ress en-pahr-ahnt-zah)

linguist, politician, writer

IMAGE SOURCE: “The Beret Project: José Luis Álvarez Enparantza.” Blog post. beretandboina.blogspot.com. 26 Apr. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: “Quote of the month: Txillardegi.” Blog post. forwhattheywereweare.blogspot.com. 12 Feb. 2011

IMAGE SOURCE: “The Beret Project: José Luis Álvarez Enparantza.” Blog post. beretandboina.blogspot.com. 26 Apr. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: “Quote of the month: Txillardegi.” Blog post. forwhattheywereweare.blogspot.com. 12 Feb. 2011

QUOTE CONTEXT: “In the interview, Txillardegi's quote is clearly contextual to the historical situation of Ireland, where sovereignty was achieved but the national language was lost.”

QUOTE QUESTION: In what ways does sovereignty impact the endurance of  your Peoples’ language?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “He did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, but came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century.”

IMAGE QUESTION: How does the world know when you are dead serious?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and photo are from blog posts.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: Which elders do do you choose to honor in your social media posts?

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