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Being Able to Listen

Stephanie Charging Eagle
Transcript

Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)

  1. Did the Oceti Sakowin used to gather every summer?
  2. What occasions bring the people together these days?
  3. How do the people of the Oceti Sakowin interact today? For what purposes?
  4. Have people lost some of their ability to listen?
  5. Why is it so important to listen to the stories and songs of elders?
  6. Is there a time for the young people to speak? When is that time
  7. What is critical listening?
  8. How have tools like Google changed the way the Lakota people learn?
  9. How important is it to not change the stories? Are there parts that can change and things that shouldn’t? What things should not be changed?

Learn FROM
(deep listening, transformation)

  1. What family gatherings or reunions have I been a part of? How often do these happen?
  2. Does my family have special gathering occasions? What are they?
  3. Who are the people I listen most to? Ho do I know they are good people to listen to?
  4. Who are my “elders”?
  5. Are there people who listen closely to learn from me? Am I a good storyteller or teacher?
  6. Do I listen and read critically? What tools do I use to decide if something is true and trustworthy or not?
  7. What stories in my life are most unchanging? What stories in my life have evolved over time to fit my needs or situations?