They’ll Say I Didn’t Know

Jesse Taken Alive

Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)

  1. What creates a challenge for
    Native people to convey their
    stories to non-Natives?
  2. Why is “I didn’t know that” a response from so many non-Native people?
  3. How might that be used as an excuse?
  4. Why is it important for young people to be able to express who they are to others?

Learn FROM
(deep listening, information)

  1. Have you ever used the statement
    “I didn’t know” to get out of a
    tricky situation? What was the
    response?
  2. In what ways does not working to “know” about another group of people create tensions?
  3. If you needed to share about who you are as a person or part of a group of people, what would you say?
  4. What is your ancestral story?