“We are a people who sat under a tree for a long time…talking about the importance of community.”

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Oren Lyons (aw-ren lie-unz)

Onondaga faithkeeper

IMAGE SOURCE: “Value Change For Survival.” Screen grab. TreeTV. 17 Sep 2015. | QUOTE SOURCE: “Oren Lyons: Faithkeeper.” Bill Moyers. PBS. WNET. 1991.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Value Change For Survival.” Screen grab. TreeTV. 17 Sep 2015. | QUOTE SOURCE: “Oren Lyons: Faithkeeper.” Bill Moyers. PBS. WNET. 1991.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “We are people who sat under a tree for a long time, talking about things, talked about society, talk about the importance of community, talk about law, talk about rules. Indian country, this Onondaga, has got a lot of rules here. Mohawks have a lot of rules. How do you live there? How do you live? None of it written.”

QUOTE QUESTION: When and where do you talk about the importance of community?

IMAGE CONTEXT: From a short film in which Haudenosaunee elders tell their story to uphold the traditions and to care for the Earth.

IMAGE QUESTION: Where would you sit and what clothes would you wear if you were invited to share the wisdom of your community?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and photo are from video documentaries.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: Who makes videos of your people’s traditions and for what purposes?

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