Interview · North Dakota · Violet Smith
Themes: Values & generosity, Children & young people
New transcript-based questions created with AI assistance using Scott Simpson’s Learn About and Learn From guide.
Learn About questions
1. How does Violet Smith describe people bringing different craft abilities to a gathering?
2. How do children learn by watching people make things?
3. What does her account of a small tipi pattern show about models and materials?
Learn From questions
1. What skill could I share in a way that lets someone watch and try?
2. How can a group value different kinds of ability?
3. What patience and permission are needed when I learn from another person's work?
Transcripts
Sharing with Violet Smith
Watch this interview on YouTubeWe feared about just getting together and make things whatever you know whatever you know and however you want to you know how to make it know that and that and so the children can see that and as you’re showing them they’ll learn how to do that you know and everybody had something different that they had you know could do so that the children I learned that and I have a little a pattern of a teepee I had one of my grandson’s make one I said okay no this is a small one but you can make them big yeah but government that’s gonna be a lot of material you know well yeah I said but it’s good you know to start I said I said things like that’s what we shared all of us you know different ones and it was good that we could do that you know where the children can learn and do these things I’m really glad to be here you know try to help y’all in any way about things like that
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