“To us water is female. Mistreating a woman is mistreating water.”
Saga Narcisa (sah-gah nahr-see-sah)
Kogi spiritual leader
IMAGE SOURCE: “Dialogue inédit entre chamanes kogis et scientifiques dans la Drôme.” Kaizen. 2 Oct. 2018. | QUOTE SOURCE: Alan Ereira. “Cross Diagnosis Diary From The Kogi's Visit to France.” Taironatrust.org. Sept 2018.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “Water is the mother of all forms of life and gives life to mountains, plains, stones. It keeps the universe in balance. Without women or water there could be no reproduction. So we drink water to cool and refresh ourselves.”
QUOTE QUESTION: What happens when the body of a woman or a body of water is mistreated?
IMAGE CONTEXT:Saga Narcisa during a consultation with French scientists to establish a cross-diagnosis on the state of ecological health of the Drôme river.
IMAGE QUESTION: What do you do that calls for all your concentration?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a report posted on the website of an international support group for the Kogi. The photo is from an article in an international magazine devoted to ecological and social repair.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide what media groups are best to educate people about the challenges your people face in the 21st century?
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