Interview · South Dakota · Stephanie Charging Eagle · OSEU 7
Themes: Language & revitalization, Education & learning, Spirituality & ceremony, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Community & responsibility, Listening & observation
Learn About questions
How does the Oceti Sakowin circle honor both the individual and the
community?
How do individuals make the whole circle stronger through these teachings?
What has kept so many Native and Non-Native South Dakotans from being able to understand each other?
Learn From questions
What community or communities am I a part of that I feel responsible for? What are my responsibilities to my communities? Do I carry through with my individual commitments to my communities?
Have I been a part of a community that has fallen apart because of the actions or lack of actions of individuals? What lessons have I learned from this?
What does it mean to “understand” another person or group of people? How do we grow in our understanding of others? What is my role in this process?
If the state of South Dakota is a community made up of many different people, in what ways is it healthy? In what ways does the South Dakota community need to become healthier? What is MY individual responsibility in this process?
Do I honor each other individual in the communities or circles of which I am a part?
Transcripts
The Oceti Sakowin Circle - Stephanie Charging Eagle - OSEU #7
Watch this interview on YouTubeWe are all individuals in the circle, but as individuals, we have the responsibility to carry on the teachings, to do what needs to be done, to continue to make that circle strong.
And that is what I think Oceti Sakowin is, and that as an adult who can speak the language, who has some knowledge of the teachings, it is my responsibility as an individual to share that so the circle becomes stronger, and I believe that is what that essential understanding is. We are the same as anybody else. We do have rights, as all South Dakota citizens do.
We do have the same needs, desires, and some are different because culturally we are diverse. But my prayer is that as an educator, as a member of the Oceti Sakowin, that someday we will all have the understanding of each other.
Not just that they understand us, but that we also understand our neighbors within this state of South Dakota.
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OSEU 7: INTERVIEW WITH STEPHANIE CHARGING EAGLE
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The Oceti Sakowin Circle
Stephanie Charging Eagle
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The Oceti Sakowin Circle
The Oceti Sakowin Circle - Stephanie Charging Eagle
- OSEU #7
We are all individuals in the circle, but as individuals, we have the responsibility to carry
on the teachings, to do what needs to be done, to continue to make that circle strong.
And that is what I think Oceti Sakowin is, and that as an adult who can speak the
language, who has some knowledge of the teachings, it is my responsibility as an
individual to share that so the circle becomes stronger, and I believe that is what that
essential understanding is. We are the same as anybody else. We do have rights, as all
South Dakota citizens do.
We do have the same needs, desires, and some are different because culturally we are
diverse. But my prayer is that as an educator, as a member of the Oceti Sakowin, that
someday we will all have the understanding of each other.
Not just that they understand us, but that we also understand our neighbors within this
state of South Dakota.