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Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 7

Themes: Land & stewardship, Education & learning, Healing & resilience, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Racism & representation, Community & responsibility, Economy & livelihoods, Children & young people, Self-determination & leadership

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Enacting Oceti Sakowin Values” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling How are Oceti Sakowin people enriching and extending their culture through their own actions and Question goals? OSEUS 7.2: Examine and describe actions taken by Oceti Sakowin individuals and communities that bring about social change. Standards and OSEUS 7.3: Students will identify ways that the Oceti Sakowin values provide resiliency in keeping Practices the Oceti Sakowin way of life. SS 9-12 C 5.1: Differentiate between rights and responsibilities of a citizen and the practice of civic virtue. In what ways can the actions of an individual positively affect the wider community? Staging the Watch “Sidney Byrd on the Traditions of Compassion, Help and Respect” by Sidney Byrd Question http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-seven-interview-with-sidney-byrd/ Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 In what ways might we increase the In what ways are some modern In what ways might people show occurrence of showing compassion, entrepreneurs creating positive social bravery, fortitude, generosity, and giving help, and demonstrating change for the Oceti Sakowin? wisdom in their communities? respect for others in our own lives? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Watch the Wolakota video View videos from the Tanka Bar “Addressing Misconceptions with company, listed and linked below. Drs. Johnson & Eastman,” listed and After reviewing the resources listed linked below. Discuss how below, create a table, chart, Students should record their thinking compassion, help, and respect are PowerPoint or other type of about the videos in preparation for addressed in their remarks. presentation that explains each of discussing them. (See attached the four values listed above and gives graphic organizer) Divide class into three groups- each at least four concrete examples of group will address one topic and Next, invite a local Oceti Sakowin each value being enacted by instruct the class through a community member to speak to individuals in the community. PowerPoint, or other presentation students about his or her business. that answers the question for that Ask the entrepreneur to describe topic. Groups will use specific, ways in which business can positively Teachers should contextualize the concrete examples to illustrate their affect Oceti Sakowin communities. sources, helping students understand topics. the speakers’ or authors’ purposes After their experience with the Group 1: In what ways do people and the timeframe in which each speaker, students will describe their show compassion for others, and source was produced. understandings of how the speaker’s how does this affect the wider business practices could benefit Oceti community? Sakowin communities in one to two Group 2: In what ways do people give paragraphs. meaningful help to others, and how does this affect the wider community? Group 3: In what ways do people show respect for others, and how does this affect the wider community? Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Read chapter 6, “Social Customs,” in Luther Standing Bear’s book Land of the Spotted Eagle (pp 148-191). Read chapter 8, “Economics: Giving Tanka Bar Business Overview to Have,” in Ella Deloria’s book Sources: Speaking of Indians (pp 68-74). TANKA: The Company and the Dr. Johnson and Dr. Eastman Watch “Educational Self- Mission Interview in OSEU 7 on “Addressing Determination with Whitney https://youtu.be/YU7C5i17rTQ Misconceptions” on the Wolakota Rencountre” on the Wolakota Project Project website website Tanka Fund PSA http://www.wolakotaproject.org/os http://www.wolakotaproject.org/os https://youtu.be/L-HGzHCw8a0 eu-seven-drs-sherry-johnson-nadine- eu-seven-whitney-rencountre- Tanka Fund: Sonja Holy Eagle eastman-addressing-misconceptions/ educational-self-determination/ discusses her work https://youtu.be/vCqy7ee7Q6A Watch “All my relations -- a traditional Lakota approach to health equity | Dr. Donald Warne | TEDxFargo” on YouTube https://youtu.be/3phTundagzQ Research and write a brief essay answering the following question: “Why are the Argument actions and goals of Oceti Sakowin individuals important to the whole Oceti Sakowin Summative culture? Performance Answer the following questions using your choice of presentation format: In what Task ways might we encourage and support young Oceti Sakowin individuals as they Extension pursue their business goals? What is missing from current support structures that would enable young people to achieve these goals? Create and distribute a flyer that lists businesses owned by Oceti Sakowin people in South Dakota. Taking Include product information, contact information (including web links), and hours the businesses Informed are open. Design the flyer to be attractive and user-friendly, so consumers are encouraged to Action frequent these businesses. See graphic organizer on next page Thinking About Sources Please record your thinking in these boxes so you can discuss the source with others. 3 interesting points from this source: 2 main concepts from this source: 2 ideas I agree with in this source: 1 idea I disagree with in this source: SL1: I can get ready to contribute my ideas to a discussion about a text (written or visual). Students can use graphic Students can use graphic Students show in their writing organizers to arrange their organizers to arrange their on the graphic organizer that thinking about a text as they get thinking about a text as they they do not yet understand ready to discuss it. They record get ready to discuss it, but the task *or * they do not their thinking in writing. They their writing on the graphic understand the source. They show in their work that they have shows that they put forth may have neglected to write made an effort to extend their minimal effort. in some of the areas of the thinking and record it. graphic organizer. Their writing about the sources may be sarcastic or disrespectful.

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