Interview · South Dakota · Janelle Williams · OSEU 3
Themes: Language & revitalization, Identity & belonging, Storytelling & oral tradition, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Arts & expression, Listening & observation, Intergenerational learning
Learn About questions
How many fluent speakers of Lakota/Dakota/Nakota are left? What is the state of the traditional dialects of the Oceti Sakowin people?
What else is being done to preserve traditions, stories, songs and language among the people of the Oceti Sakowin?
Learn From questions
What do you know about language learning in general? Have you had any experience in learning or teaching a “second language”?
How important do you think it is to preserve a language that might be in danger of disappearing?
How do you think language and identity are related?
Transcripts
Recording Elders to Save the Language - Janelle Williams - OSEU 3
Watch this interview on YouTubeAt this point, we are preserving. We are at that point now. I mean…we are in dire need. We do have a program at the tribe who do work with the elders. They are being recorded. On Mondays, the employees are able to go to the class. It’s during lunch hour of course. We do have that option to attend. They have come up with a curriculum over at our local college to help anybody that’s willing to learn and teach it within the schools.
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1. How many fluent speakers of 1. What do you know about language
Lakota/Dakota/Nakota are left? What is learning in general? Have you had any
the state of the traditional dialects of experience in learning or teaching a
the Oceti Sakowin people? “second language” ?
2. What else is being done to preserve 2. Howimportant do you think it is to
traditions, stories, songs and language preserve a language that might be in
among the people of the Oceti Sakowin? danger of disappearing?
3. Howdo you think language and identity
are related?
be OSEU 3: INTERVIEW WITH JANELLE WILLIAMS
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Recording Elders to Save the Language
Janelle Williams
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Recording Elders to Save the Language
Recording Elders to Save the Language - Janelle
Williams - OSEU 3
At this point, we are preserving. We are at that point now. I mean…we are in dire need.
We do have a program at the tribe who do work with the elders. They are being
recorded. On Mondays, the employees are able to go to the class. It’s during lunch hour
of course. We do have that option to attend. They have come up with a curriculum over
at our local college to help anybody that’s willing to learn and teach it within the schools.