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OSEU Two: Jesse Taken Alive– Succeeding in Both Worlds

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Interview · North Dakota · South Dakota · Jesse Taken Alive · OSEU 2 · NDNAEU 6

Themes: Language & revitalization, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Listening & observation, Intergenerational learning

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Learn About questions

1. How important are sports to the Lakota people? 2. What are the traditional activities or values that support participation in sports among the people of the Oceti Sakowin? 3. How difficult is it to live both as a traditional Lakota person and as a member of contemporary American society? What are the challenges? What are the benefits?

Learn From questions

1. What are some of your experiences with participation in sports? What lessons did you learn; what strengths did you gain? 2. Do you ever experience “living in two worlds” in some way? Describe that. How do you deal with that tension?

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Succeeding in Both Worlds - Jesse Taken Alive - OSEU 2

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Everyone needs to know we do live in two worlds. I loved sports…I say loved because I can only talk about them now. As they do that, they say “The older you get, the better you were.” I loved to referee basketball until I got sick. To do those types of things…my late mother was an accomplished bowler…my late father was inducted into the South Dakota basketball hall of fame. I illustrate those things to let people know we do live in two worlds. You can succeed in both worlds. Of course, I’m just talking about athletics, but nevertheless, you can succeed in those. Like…our son…graduating from UND…working with the congressional offices out there…coming home and understanding our language. All of those wonderful things…working in a field that’s pretty tough right now…working with our suicide prevention department. Really tough. But we can and will continue, and we should continue, to live in both worlds. But as they tell us, “Be Lakota first.” Carry that with a lot of humility. I want people to know that you can do both, you should do both.

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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM (deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation) 1. How important are sports to the 1. What are some of your experiences Lakota people? with participation in sports? What 2. Whatare the traditional activities or lessons did you learn; what strengths values that support participation in did you gain? sports among the people of the 2. Do you ever experience “living in two Oceti Sakowin? worlds” in some way? Describe that. 3. How difficult is it to live both as a How do you deal with that tension? traditional Lakota person and as a member of contemporary American society? What are the challenges? What are the benefits? OSEU 2: INTERVIEW WITH JESSE TAKEN ALIVE WoLakota Project From the current WoLakota source page: Succeeding in Both Worlds Jesse Taken Alive Transcript (deep listening, information) (deep listening, transformation) Teachings of Our Elders resource text: NDNAEU Alignment:

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Succeeding in Both Worlds - Jesse Taken Alive - OSEU 2 Everyone needs to know we do live in two worlds. I loved sports…I say loved because I can only talk about them now. As they do that, they say “The older you get, the better you were.” I loved to referee basketball until I got sick. To do those types of things…my late mother was an accomplished bowler…my late father was inducted into the South Dakota basketball hall of fame. I illustrate those things to let people know we do live in two worlds. You can succeed in both worlds. Of course, I’m just talking about athletics, but nevertheless, you can succeed in those. Like…our son…graduating from UND…working with the congressional offices out there…coming home and understanding our language. All of those wonderful things…working in a field that’s pretty tough right now…working with our suicide prevention department. Really tough. But we can and will continue, and we should continue, to live in both worlds. But as they tell us, “Be Lakota first.” Carry that with a lot of humility. I want people to know that you can do both, you should do both.