“When our ancestors fled…they did not carry anything with them. They learned how to live – what plants to eat, how to deal with subsistence needs once they got to the forest. It is our whole life.”
Wanze Eduards (wahn-zeh ed-wahrdz)
Saamaka Headcaptain
QUOTE CONTEXT: Testimony before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights contesting Chinese logging on traditional Saamaka lands.
QUOTE QUESTION: What and who helps you to know what is required to subsist where you live?
IMAGE CONTEXT: Speaking to a filmmaker about “why the land means so much to us.”
IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you choose to speak when conveying truth to others?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from testimony before an international court. The photo is from an online video.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you know which government and media channels to trust?
READ WANZE EDUARDS TESTIMONY TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_172_ing.pdf
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