Interview · South Dakota · Sidney Byrd · OSEU 1
Themes: Kinship & family, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Food & plants, Listening & observation, Humor & play, Intergenerational learning
Learn About questions
What is the scientific name for ceyaka?
How was the mint tea traditionally prepared?
Learn From questions
Are there any wild herbs or spices that you know about or that you find and use for tea or for cooking?
Do you have any relatives who like to make jokes like Mr. Byrd?
How important is having a sense of humor? How does a sense of humor help people communicate or develop relationships? Do you have any examples?
Transcripts
Mint Tea
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LAKOTA WORD. That is a mint. It grew wild along the creek where we lived. I don't know what the. What the. What the scientific name for them? It grows wild and the leaves and makes delicious tea too. My grandmother used to collect them. The only thing is that you drink that mint tea, you had to go to the bathroom. I think that's where we got the word “tipi.”
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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM
(deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation)
1. What is the scientificname for 1. Are there any wild herbs or spices
ceyaka? that you know about or that you
2. How was the mint tea traditionally find and use for tea or for cooking?
prepared? 2. Do you have any relatives who like
to make jokes like Mr Byrd?
3. Howimportant is having a sense of
humor? How does a sense of
humor help people communicate
or develop relationships? Do you
have any examples?
OSEU 1: INTERVIEW WITH SIDNEY BYRD
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