Interview · North Dakota · Dan Jerome · NDNAEU 2 · NDNAEU 4
Themes: Kinship & family, Storytelling & oral tradition, Community & responsibility, Listening & observation, Humor & play
Learn About questions
Where is Crazy Horse Mountain located?
What do some of the proponents say about carving that mountain? What do opponents say?
Why might Indians point with their lips?
Learn From questions
What are some funny stories that you, your friends, family and/or community share as a collective group?
What gestures do my friends, family, and I use communicate? Is it something that is common only to my community?
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Pointing with Your Lips with Dan Jerome NDNAEU 2, 4
Watch this interview on YouTubeFor Albuquerque right around that area we remember when we’re down there the state senators all over the country met right there Indian state senators and I had to tell them a story of course this you probably know his world renowned you know Kelly Haney renowned artists really good and he was at our table and a couple of others I can’t remember the others but I told him about the they were they were carving that big mountain over there with Crazy Horse and the story goes that they had them pointing like this and you probably heard the story where they needed to take something off the and they put a stick of dynamite and they blew the whole arm on so they need to have them go like this now and ever they all start laughing because that’s they all got to choke because they probably that’s probably an Indian prey to worry with you’re listening so anyway
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