Interview · North Dakota · South Dakota · Gladys Hawk · OSEU 1 · NDNAEU 1
Themes: Land & stewardship, Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Listening & observation, Intergenerational learning
Learn About questions
1. What is the difference between “living off” the land, “living with” the land and simply “living on” the land?
2. In what way is the Land your grandmother?
3. What things does “Mother Earth” provide for the people?
Learn From questions
1. Who has provided for me…a Grandmother? Grandfather? Mother? Father? Other? What kind of relationship develops when someone becomes a provider?
2. Have I ever felt like a place or a region was my provider? Why or why not?
3. What’s an appropriate response to a provider? How should the one being cared for show appreciation?
4. What might appreciation look like if “Mother Earth” is my provider?
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The Land as Grandmother - Gladys Hawk - OSEU 1
Watch this interview on YouTubeI think they need to know that the land was always a part of our culture. We lived with the land, off the land, and with it. We believe that it's our grandmother. If we could only get it across to teachers themselves first… have them understand that it's because of the land that we are really who we are. The land is something that has always been a provider, and we called it Mother Earth because she provides for us. And I think that would not be such a hard thing to try to convince the younger generations.
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The Land as Grandmother
The Land as Grandmother - Gladys Hawk - OSEU 1
I think they need to know that the land was always a part of our culture. We lived with
the land, off the land, and with it. We believe that it's our grandmother. If we could only
get it across to teachers themselves first… have them understand that it's because of
the land that we are really who we are. The land is something that has always been a
provider, and we called it Mother Earth because she provides for us. And I think that
would not be such a hard thing to try to convince the younger generations.