Leon Shenandoah (lee-on shen-on-dough-wah)
Onondaga chief
IMAGE SOURCE: Book cover photo by Steve Wall. “To Become a Human Being: The Message of Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah.” Hampton Roads. 2002. | QUOTE SOURCE: Steve Wall. “To Become a Human Being: The Message of Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah.” Hampton Roads. 2002.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “The United States government made treaties with us but started breaking them right away…A lot of our people died trying to say that nobody could own the land”
QUOTE QUESTION: What land must you fight for?
IMAGE CONTEXT: This photograph appears on the cover of Steve Wall’s book about Leon Shenendoah’s message. Leon Shenendoah also appeared on the cover of Wall’s book, Wisdomkeepers.
IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you choose to stand when you fight for your land?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and photo are from a book about Leon Shenandoah’s wisdom.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media form do you use to lift up the wisdom of your elders?
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