Rie Kayano (ree keye-ah-noh)
oral historian
IMAGE SOURCE: Screen grab from ”Future Is MINE - Ainu My Voice.” YouTube. 28 Jan. 2020. | TEXT SOURCE: ”Future Is MINE - Ainu My Voice.” YouTube. 28 Jan. 2020.
QUOTE CONTEXT: ‘“Your ancestors will surely be pleased if you make their dreams come true.’ These words made me want to tell their words to our children.”
QUOTE QUESTION: How can you know the will of your ancestors?
IMAGE CONTEXT: Greeting Durante Blais-Billie on a journey to discover how to sustain her Ainu culture through visiting with the Seminole Peoples of the Everglades.
IMAGE QUESTION: Who do you visit to learn how to support your People?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and image are from a video made as part of a a women’s empowerment documentary series.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media forms are best suited to raise awareness of the dreams of your mothers, sisters and daughters?
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