Interview · North Dakota · South Dakota · Jesse Taken Alive · OSEU 2 · NDNAEU 6
Themes: Language & revitalization, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Listening & observation, Children & young people, Intergenerational learning
Learn About questions
1. How does the making of new Lakota words take place? Are “official” decisions made or does it just develop naturally in the language usage of the people?
2. How does the Lakota way of thinking impact the process for coming to understand a new concept or tool and coming up with a new Lakota word for it? What are some additional examples?
Learn From questions
1. Have you ever experienced “new words” developing for some new technology or experience? What have you noticed about the process?
2. Are there “new words” or new ways of using words that have developed that you dislike? What are some examples?
3. What are some new words or phrases that you think work pretty well?
Transcripts
Making New Lakota Words - Jesse Taken Alive - OSEU 2
Watch this interview on YouTubeJesse Taken Alive: [00:00:00] An example of that is our language. Obviously, we didn’t have a word for LAKOTA WORD, or glasses. We didn’t have a word for computer, LAKOTA WORD, to write with electricity is how you interpret that. But, we didn’t have those lead us…rather we saw what they could do or can’t do…and then we gave it a name. We have it become part of us…whether it’s good or bad, hot or cold, whatever the case. We understood what it could do and can’t do. Hence, it was given a name. So like LAKOTA WORD, is a timepiece, a watch. Of course now you’ve got young people not knowing how to tell time with a regular watch, a timepiece. But that’s part of the change. Just praying that whatever we are going to do to be part of this change, that it be good.
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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM
(deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation)
1. How does the making of new Lakota 1. Have you ever experienced “new
words take place? Are “official” words” developing for some new
decisions made or does it just technology or experience? What
develop naturally in the language have you noticed about the process?
usage of the people? 2. Are there “new words” or new ways
2. How does the Lakota way of thinking of using words that have developed
impact the process for coming to that you dislike? What are some
understand a new concept or tool examples?
and coming up with a new Lakota 3. What are some new words or phrases
word for it? What are some that you think work pretty well?
additional examples?
’ OSEU 2: INTERVIEW WITH JESSE TAKEN ALIVE
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Making New Lakota Words
Jesse Taken Alive
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Making New Lakota Words
Making New Lakota Words - Jesse Taken Alive - OSEU 2
Jesse Taken Alive: [00:00:00] An example of that is our language. Obviously, we didn’t have a word for LAKOTA WORD, or glasses. We didn’t have a word for computer, LAKOTA WORD, to write with electricity is how you interpret that. But, we didn’t have those lead us…rather we saw what they could do or can’t do…and then we gave it a name. We have it become part of us…whether it’s good or bad, hot or cold, whatever the case. We understood what it could do and can’t do. Hence, it was given a name. So like LAKOTA WORD, is a timepiece, a watch. Of course now you’ve got young people not knowing how to tell time with a regular watch, a timepiece. But that’s part of the change. Just praying that whatever we are going to do to be part of this change, that it be good.