Interview · South Dakota · Vernon Ashley · OSEU 5
Themes: Language & revitalization, Storytelling & oral tradition, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Listening & observation
Learn About questions
When was the Lakota language turned into a written language?
How many Iktome stories are there?
What does it mean to turn the spider over?
Learn From questions
What kinds of knowledge or understanding do I have that come from oral language? What kinds come rom written language? Which are mort trustworthy? Which are more powerful? Why?
What stories do I know about a “trickster” character? What can these teach us?
How do I deal with manipulative or tricky people? Am I manipulative or tricky?
Transcripts
Iktomi Stories
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The Indian, the real Indian life, it was done orally, nothing in writing, like you say today. So they used the one that tells the story of even how you conduct yourself, the story of Istome, Iktome is a spider, but that doesn't mean that the spider that you, you meet the Oktoomees every day in your life. It's somebody who says, oh hello my friend, you know, and he says, the Indian says, Oktoomee He just turned the spider over, you know.
Resource text
OSEU 5: INTERVIEW WITH VERNON ASHLEY
WoLakota Project
From the current WoLakota source page:
Iktomi Stories
Vernon Ashley
Transcript
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Source materials
Transcripts from supplied documents and the current WoLakota source pages. Text preserved as published.