Manbo Amelia Ingrid Llera (ah-mee-lee-yah een-grid yeh-rah)
priestess
IMAGE SOURCE: Amelia Ingrid Llera. “Water Mother Water.” Facebook. 10 Aug 2015. | TEXT SOURCE: Dennis Dorcas. “Houngas and Mambos of the Diaspora: The Role of Vodou Ritual Specialists in Group Reintegration, Identity Creation and the Production of Health among Haitians in Little Haiti.” Thesis. Florida International University. 30 Mar. 2012.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “Loas (spirits) bring you relief just as your psychologist would, by questioning you and suggesting ways to deal with your issues.”
QUOTE QUESTION: Who or what remains always present for you to call upon in need?
IMAGE CONTEXT: “Dlo Manman Dlo Sove Lavi Zanfan Yo Sove Ayiti (Water Mother Water Save The Lives Of Children Save Haiti)”
IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you stand to invoke the healing power of water?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from an interview in an academic thesis. The photo is from a Facebook post.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide whether academic publications or social media posts are better suited to share your People’s wisdom with the wider world?
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