“From a very young age I was taught by my grandfather the medicinal purposes of the plants around our region - a traditional way to pass on ancient knowledge and practices.”
Wendell Paulus (wen-dell pow-luss)
Saamakan food entrepreneur
IMAGE SOURCE: The Hive Sai Kung. ”The Amazon Rainforest-Lungs of our Planet.” Facebook. 10 July 2018. | TEXT SOURCE: “About us: Our tribal roots.” Asopie.com.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “Coming from a tiny village in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, it has always been Wendell’s dream to bring the best of his tribal community to the rest of the world... where we work with local and tribal communities to harvest and produce fresh authentic Amazonian natural foods.”
QUOTE QUESTION: From whom have you learned your People’s ancient knowledge and practices?
IMAGE CONTEXT: “Thank you to all who joined our Listen and Learn Series where Wendell told stories about the rainforest in relation to the outside world and its importance to our planet.”
IMAGE QUESTION: Who do you listen to to understand more about our earth relations?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a start-up website. The photo is from a Facebook post.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are the challenges of using digital media to get your message out?
READ ABOUT WENDELL PAULUS’ ASOPIE FOOD PROJECT: https://asopie.com/about-our-roots/
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