“We today live under one life philosophy which is principled upon compassion, reciprocity, stewardship and really about humility.”

HopiHopi - PE
Written By Blog Post Author

Leigh Kuwanwisima (lee koo-wahn-we-see-mah)

culture preservationist

IMAGE SOURCE: Grand Canyon Trust. “The Voices of Grand Canyon.” storymaps.arcgis.com. | TEXT SOURCE: ”New World Rising.” Native America. PBS. 2018.

IMAGE SOURCE: Grand Canyon Trust. “The Voices of Grand Canyon.” storymaps.arcgis.com. | TEXT SOURCE: ”New World Rising.” Native America. PBS. 2018.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “Native Americans create a way of life that is both a scientific understanding of nature and a spiritual quest to find their place within it...The ideas that built Native America are still here, alive in the land and the people.”

QUOTE QUESTION: Who passed down your People’s life philosophy?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “Hopi, I believe, is really among the oldest of ancient cultures here in North America. Our history goes back to creation.”

IMAGE QUESTION: When you look up and away, what do you see?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a public television series. The image is from a nonprofit organization dedicated to land preservation.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media forms and producers lend themselves to sharing your People’s wisdom and inheritance?

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