“All that you do is not only your will but the will of your ancestors.”

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Written By Blog Post Author

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.

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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