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.