Kinship Terms

Stephanie Charging Eagle

Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)

  1. What is the importance of carrying out relationships in any setting?
  2. What is a takosa?
  3. What is a unci?
  4. What does it mean for a relationship to be sacred?
  5. What does it mean for a relationship to be spiritual?
  6. What are different relationships that need to be carried forward?

Learn FROM
(deep listening, transformation)

  1. Who are my relatives?
  2. How do I relate to my relatives? For example, how is my relationship with a grandparent different from an aunt or mother?
  3. Do I have special names my relatives call me? If so what are they and how do those special names impact my relationship with them?
  4. What are examples of sacred relationships in my life? What makes them sacred?
  5. In what ways do my relationships change depending on the setting I am in?
  6. How do I care for my relationships?