The Loss of Language

Eli Tail Sr.

Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)

  1. In what ways did the US Government take away language?
  2. What does the word takoja mean?
  3. In what ways do some schools cause children to lose their language?
  4. How has the loss of language, horses, tipis, etc. impacted the Lakota people?

Learn FROM
(deep listening, information)

  1. Have I ever experienced the loss of something important to my identity? What was it like and how did I deal with it?
  2. What has been my experience of school?
  3. Are there things about my identity that have been lost through my participation in school or other groups?