OSEU 1: “I Always Come Home” with Donald Montileaux

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Interview · South Dakota · Donald Montileaux · OSEU 1

Themes: Land & stewardship, Values & generosity, Listening & observation

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What are the seasons like in South Dakota? How do the seasons in South Dakota differ from other places in the United States? How does water help to renew the land? Are there places you enjoy visiting? Do you like to travel away from home? Why or why not? How does it feel to come home after being away for a while? Are there certain places that help you to feel at home? Where are they and why do they make you feel that way? Have you experienced a place similar to how Don describes the Black Hills which is “fresh?” Where do you feel the most comfortable? Why?

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(deep sharing, transformation) 1. Are there places you enjoy visiting? 2. Do you like to travel away from home? Why or why not? 3. How does it feel to come home after being away for a while? 4. Are there certain places that help you to feel at home? Where are they and why do they make you feel that way? 5. Have you experienced a place similar to how Don describes the Black Hills which is “fresh?” 6. Where do you feel the most comfortable? Why?

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I Always Come Home - Donald Montileaux - OSEU 1

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I've traveled all over, I mean, all over the United States and into Europe a little bit. But I always come home… and home essentially is just the western part of South Dakota. It has everything that I desire. Everything that makes me feel good is here. I… in the springtime, I love being down on the Pine Ridge Reservation because it starts to turn into green. And I love going up in the Black Hills and I just… there's nothing… there's not one special spot that I go to, but it's always the whole hills area I walk through. I see the renewal of life…the freshness…the water… and it just seems like everything's breathing good. Everything is just right, you know? It's all fresh. And each of the seasons is like that to me. I get something out of each season. But I think it's the land. I think it's really… here… because like I've been in Santa Fe, you know… I know a lot about that area down there. And I've been to like up in Washington State. I've had that… some time up there… Montana and things. But it just doesn't feel right. I'm an alien. You know, I'm not comfortable there. But when I come here, I'm home. I really have that sense of homeness. And I always come back. And no matter where I've been, I've always been here. So, this is my home… and this is… this is where I feel the most comfortable at.

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OSEU 1: INTERVIEW WITH DONALD MONTILEAUX WoLakota Project From the current WoLakota source page: I Always Come Home Donald Montileaux Transcript (deep listening, information) What are the seasons like in South Dakota? How do the seasons in South Dakota differ from other places in the United States? How does water help to renew the land? (deep listening, transformation) Are there places you enjoy visiting? Do you like to travel away from home? Why or why not? How does it feel to come home after being away for a while? Are there certain places that help you to feel at home? Where are they and why do they make you feel that way? Have you experienced a place similar to how Don describes the Black Hills which is “fresh?” Where do you feel the most comfortable? Why?

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I Always Come Home - Donald Montileaux - OSEU 1 I've traveled all over, I mean, all over the United States and into Europe a little bit. But I always come home… and home essentially is just the western part of South Dakota. It has everything that I desire. Everything that makes me feel good is here. I… in the springtime, I love being down on the Pine Ridge Reservation because it starts to turn into green. And I love going up in the Black Hills and I just… there's nothing… there's not one special spot that I go to, but it's always the whole hills area I walk through. I see the renewal of life…the freshness…the water… and it just seems like everything's breathing good. Everything is just right, you know? It's all fresh. And each of the seasons is like that to me. I get something out of each season. But I think it's the land. I think it's really… here… because like I've been in Santa Fe, you know… I know a lot about that area down there. And I've been to like up in Washington State. I've had that… some time up there… Montana and things. But it just doesn't feel right. I'm an alien. You know, I'm not comfortable there. But when I come here, I'm home. I really have that sense of homeness. And I always come back. And no matter where I've been, I've always been here. So, this is my home… and this is… this is where I feel the most comfortable at.