“Our entire culture and identity are based on free movement on land, sea ice and the Arctic Ocean.”

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Okalik Eegeesiak (oo-kah-lik ee-yee-see-yak)

Chair Inuit Circumpolar Council

IMAGE SOURCE: “Pan-Arctic Inuit org to anoint Okalik Eegeesiak as chair this July.” Nunatsiaq News. 3 Feb. 2014. | TEXT SOURCE: Okalik Eegeesiak. “The Arctic Ocean and the Sea Ice Is Our Nuna.” UN Chronicle. United Nations. 2017.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Pan-Arctic Inuit org to anoint Okalik Eegeesiak as chair this July.” Nunatsiaq News. 3 Feb. 2014. | TEXT SOURCE: Okalik Eegeesiak. “The Arctic Ocean and the Sea Ice Is Our Nuna.” UN Chronicle. United Nations. 2017.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “Inuit are a marine people, dependent on the Arctic Ocean for our transportation and its marine resources for food security. We rely on free movement in order to eat, to obtain supplies for our traditional clothing and to preserve our rich cultural heritage through activities such as the creation of art.”

QUOTE QUESTION: Where were your ancestors fee to move?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “As Inuit Circumpolar Council chair my vision is to educate and advocate for a better quality of life inclusive of all services, education and infrastructure so that Inuit from Russia across to Greenland are mentally and physically healthier and have increased choices.”

IMAGE QUESTION: Where are the cairns that mark your Peoples’ lands?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from the UN. The photo is from an Inuit newspaper.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are the relative advantages of media that reaches a global audience and one that is designed for your People?

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