Tim Nuvangyaoma (tim new-vahn-yah-mah)
chair Hopi tribe
IMAGE SOURCE: Frankie McLister. “Navajo, Hopi will have objects, human remains repatriated by Finland.” Cronkite News. 7 Oct. 2019. | TEXT SOURCE: Ian James. “'Everything depends on the corn': As crops wither, the Hopi fear for their way of life.” Arizona Republic. 30 Nov. 2020.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “In our hearts, we know this is where we live and we're…going to continue living here because we're Hopi first. And we're always going to follow who we are.”
QUOTE QUESTION: What helps to carry your People from year to year?
IMAGE CONTEXT: “Hopi Tribal Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma thanked the government and other tribes who worked for repatriation of items from Finland, but said more must be done, that there are still “living, breathing people out there and they need to come home.”
IMAGE QUESTION: What land is always beneath and behind you?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a large regional newspaper. The photo is from a Native owned and operated news website.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you strike a balance between speaking to mainstream media and media created by and for your People?
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