Petra Laiti (peh-trah leye-tee)
Chairperson of the Sámi youth organization
IMAGE SOURCE: Martti Kainulainen. “8,000 climate march in Helsinki.” Helsingin Sanomat. 20 Oct. 2018. | QUOTE SOURCE: Petra Laiti. “Basic questions about saaminess reveal not-so-hidden racism.” Multilingualmonth.org. 19 Mar. 2018.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “A lasting solution is that the power to govern ourselves is returned to the Saami. This is not a Saami problem; it’s a problem of the Finnish society not understanding the privileged position that ignorance gives them.”
QUOTE QUESTION: How have you expressed your demands to be taken seriously?
IMAGE CONTEXT: “Sámi Petra Laiti taught politicians on the steps of the Parliament.”
IMAGE QUESTION: Who needs to hear your amplified voice?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The text is from an online opinion piece by Petra Laiti. The photo is from a major Finnish newspaper.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide how it’s best to amplify your voice in the media?
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