“We're singing goodbye to the old camp and hello to the new camp.”

Apr 7

two unnamed Hadza women

IMAGE SOURCE: Claire Trickett. “A Step Back in Time.” Blog post. andbeyond.com. 2 Sep. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: David Banks. “Hope for the Hadza.” The Nature Conservancy. 9 Mar. 2014.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “As they were riding to our camp these two Hadza women started singing in this amazing Hadza harmony. They kept using the word “mutato” which means both “hello” and “goodbye”…I almost started crying because it was symbolic of what the Hadza are struggling with in saying good-bye to the old and hello to the new.”

QUOTE QUESTION: What causes you to sing ”good-bye” and “hello”?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “Guests visiting Ngorongoro Crater Lodge can now venture out to the unknown and spend a memorable and insightful day with the Hadzabe people, gaining a fascinating insight into their untouched culture.”

IMAGE QUESTION: With whom do you dance and sing with such joy?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a Nature Conservancy video supporting Hadza land rights. The photo is from a blog post advertising cultural tourism.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: In what ways can media support sovereignty and commerce for your People?

“We're singing goodbye to the old camp and hello to the new camp.”

two unnamed Hadza women

“I have dedicated myself to working on behalf of Hadzabe children - the olanakwe. I am fighting for educational sovereignty.”

“We are not interested in changing our culture to conform to the policy of the aggressors.”