“I am a bushman. I am a GPS.”

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Oom Dawid Kruiper (oom  dah-weed cry-per) 

Khomani San leader

IMAGE SOURCE: “About Us.” khomanisan.com. 2 Aug. 2020. | QUOTE SOURCE: Jonathan Ancer. “The Heart of Dryness.” The Star (South Africa). 9 Feb 2010.

IMAGE SOURCE: “About Us.” khomanisan.com. 2 Aug. 2020. | QUOTE SOURCE: Jonathan Ancer. “The Heart of Dryness.” The Star (South Africa). 9 Feb 2010.

QUOTE CONTEXT: On a track through the desert Oom Dawid scolds game ranger Aubrey Murphy for taking the "wrong" direction. "But I have a GPS," says Murphy. "But I am a Bushman," Oom Dawid, the master tracker, shoots back sharply. "I am a GPS."

QUOTE QUESTION: What must you believe and practice to become a global positioning system?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Oom Dawid Kruiper in his traditional homeland, now Kalahari Gemsbok National Park.

IMAGE QUESTION: What do you have to say as you stand in your traditional home land?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a feature story in a South African newspaper. The photo is from the Khomani San website.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are the pluses and minuses of sharing traditional wisdom in the media and on the Internet?

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