Interview · North Dakota · Kade Ferris · NDNAEU 2 · NDNAEU 7
Themes: Land & stewardship, Language & revitalization, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Community & responsibility, Economy & livelihoods, Listening & observation, Children & young people
Learn About questions
Where can I go in my community to learn about aspects of my culture if I don’t have someone who is able to teach me?
In what ways can I help improve my community?
Learn From questions
Who are the people in my life who have modeled cultural practices and values for me? How do they work with me to ensure that I am aware of my culture?
What is my own experience sharing cultural knowledge or teaching community members how to gather and replenish resources from our environment?
In what ways have I taken ownership of my community? How might my actions impact others?
Transcripts
Sharing Cultural Knowledge with Kade Ferris NDNAEU 2, 7
Watch this interview on YouTubeWell I think the main thing that I you know for myself and I think that for anybody is if you want to get culture or Natural Resources or anything in to be back or to be valorized in the community you have to make sure people are doing it and seeing it and so one of the thing that I guess my IVA is done and I think that the tribe is continuing to do great here is involving the youth they have the tribal youth initiative which is a fantastic program they are working with kids who are doing natural resource jobs all summer long they’re earning money but more importantly they’re earning a little bit of culture and a little bit of understanding of their environment so it’s great because these kids are planting trees they’re fixing the shoreline to stop erosion they’re learning how to build teepees but it’s really great because it’s the youth doing something where their community is benefiting from their activity and they’re they’re taking that in if you start to do hands-on over I guess just something where you’re part of it then you start to own it and that’s where you really start to own anything be it you know your community picking up garbage on the weekend you know you’ve done that’s you’ve made an impact so I think that’s where it comes down to is how anybody can own their community or own their history their culture their language then you really start to see it blossom
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