OSEU Four: April Fallis– Boyfriends

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Interview · South Dakota · April Fallis · OSEU 4

Themes: Kinship & family, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Listening & observation

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Why is it difficult at times to find spouses in small, “extended family” communities? How have the people of the Oceti Sakowin traditionally dealt with that challenge?

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What are good things about living in small, tightly knit communities? What are the challenges?

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Boyfriends - April Fallis - OSEU 4

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This is crazy because my mom used to say to us girls, all the boys too, but mainly us girls, she was always talking to, telling us, well when you get older you can't have a boyfriend here in Fort Thompson or Larabru or Crow Creek or the surrounding areas. So my sister would say, gee mama, I'll go up to North Dakota, and you can't go to North Dakota because I'm from North Dakota. My dad's from down here and I'm from North Dakota, so you can't have a boyfriend. My sister would really have a hard time with that, and she'd say, why just move away, and I said, even that, she lives in New Mexico.

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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM (deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation) 1. Why is it difficult at times to find 1. What are good things about living in spouses in small, “extended family” small, tightly knit communities? communities? 2. What are the challenges? 2. How have the people of the Oceti Sakowin traditionally dealt with that OSEU 4: INTERVIEW WITH APRIL FALLIS challenge? WoLakota Project

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Boyfriends - April Fallis - OSEU 4 This is crazy because my mom used to say to us girls, all the boys too, but mainly us girls, she was always talking to, telling us, well when you get older you can't have a boyfriend here in Fort Thompson or Larabru or Crow Creek or the surrounding areas. So my sister would say, gee mama, I'll go up to North Dakota, and you can't go to North Dakota because I'm from North Dakota. My dad's from down here and I'm from North Dakota, so you can't have a boyfriend. My sister would really have a hard time with that, and she'd say, why just move away, and I said, even that, she lives in New Mexico.