How did Lakota address and interact with relatives?
Todd County Middle School · 2018
OSEU 3Lakota language
Grade level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Middle school collection; specific grade not stated.
Archived standards are preserved as originally published and may differ from current standards.
Compelling question
How did Lakota address and interact with relatives?
First quarter
Week – 3
3 consecutive lessons using scaffolding technique (could be extended to 4 lessons with added
relative terms)
Length of lessons ideally 40 – 50 minutes
Standards & practices
OSEU 3.1 • Standard 3.1 – Identify similarities and differences among the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota
language dialects.
OSEU 3.2 • Standard 3.2 – Describe efforts made by Tribal members on and off the reservation to
revitalize Oceti Sakowin languages.
Lakota Language Standards
6.1.1 Recognize and state information about self, family, and friends.
Staging the question
What are Lakota Relative terms?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
How do these terms differ between a
boy and girl?
Formative performance task
Students will engage and greet each
other using basic relative terms to
begin with by shaking hands.
Female to Female
Haŋ čépȟaŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Male to Male
Haú tȟaháŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
After this activity students will learn
opposite sex cousin terms.
As women traditionally did not engage
men in conversation first; this next
exercise will require the boys to
engage the girls first when shaking
hands. The girls will wait to respond.
Explain how this was normal and not
disrespectful in anyway.
Male to Female
Haú haŋkáši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Female to Male
Háŋ čépȟaŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Basic from here basic relative terms
would be introduced for females and
males.
Female
Older sister - Čhuwé
Older Brother - Thibló
Younger Sister- Mitȟáŋkala
Younger brother – Misúŋkala
Male
Older Sister – Tȟaŋké
Older Brother – Čhiyé
Younger Sister – Tȟaŋkšíla
Younger brother - Misúŋkala
Featured sources
LLC Lakȟótiye Wóglaka Po! Book 1
Relative terms.
Supporting question 2
Why is it important to learn both
relative terms?
Formative performance task
The importance of students learning
the opposite sex’s terms is for
perspective. They will practice using
celebrities as models for relatives.
The questions will be modeled as
such.
Male to Female questions
Ničhúwe táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nithíblo táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nisúŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Female to Male questions
Nichíye táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋke táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋkšila táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nišúŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Bonus question. What immediate
family terms do both female and
male have in common?
Até
Iná
Misúŋ
Featured sources
LLC Lakȟótiye Wóglaka Po! Book 1
Relative term
Supporting question 3
How is Lakota kinship different than
American society?
Formative performance task
All mothers’ sisters are our mothers,
All fathers’ brothers are our fathers,
All mothers’ brothers are our uncles,
and All Fathers sisters are our
aunties. We recognize relatives
differently we do not use terms like
3rd cousin twice removed.
Featured sources
Lakota kinship by Victor Douville
Summative performance task · Argument
Asking and interacting using relative terms in speak exercise.
Extension
Students can ask following questions in Lakota.
What is your mother’s name?
What is your father’s name?
What are your grandfathers’ names?
What are your grandmothers’ names?
Ability to answer questions in Lakota.
Nihúŋ táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Niyáte Táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟúŋkašila táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nikȟúŋši táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Taking informed action
Family tree filled in from LLC book 2 in relatives unit. Exit ticket scale of 1 to 5 fingers up how many
of students understand lesson.
Elder sources included in this lesson
No specific Elder video could be matched to the archived lesson’s source references.
Also named in the source: Victor Douville. A specific video was not identified for these references.
Original text & supporting materials
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
“Lesson Title” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language
Compelling
Question
How did Lakota address and interact with relatives?
First quarter
Week – 3
3 consecutive lessons using scaffolding technique (could be extended to 4 lessons with added
relative terms)
Length of lessons ideally 40 – 50 minutes
Standards and
Practices
OSEU 3.1 • Standard 3.1 – Identify similarities and differences among the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota
language dialects.
OSEU 3.2 • Standard 3.2 – Describe efforts made by Tribal members on and off the reservation to
revitalize Oceti Sakowin languages.
Lakota Language Standards
6.1.1 Recognize and state information about self, family, and friends.
Staging the
Question
What are Lakota Relative terms?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
How do these terms differ between a
boy and girl?
Why is it important to learn both
relative terms?
How is Lakota kinship different than
American society?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Students will engage and greet each
other using basic relative terms to
begin with by shaking hands.
Female to Female
Haŋ čépȟaŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Male to Male
Haú tȟaháŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
After this activity students will learn
opposite sex cousin terms.
As women traditionally did not engage
men in conversation first; this next
exercise will require the boys to
engage the girls first when shaking
hands. The girls will wait to respond.
The importance of students learning
the opposite sex’s terms is for
perspective. They will practice using
celebrities as models for relatives.
The questions will be modeled as
such.
Male to Female questions
Ničhúwe táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nithíblo táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nisúŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Female to Male questions
All mothers’ sisters are our mothers,
All fathers’ brothers are our fathers,
All mothers’ brothers are our uncles,
and All Fathers sisters are our
aunties. We recognize relatives
differently we do not use terms like
3rd cousin twice removed.
Explain how this was normal and not
disrespectful in anyway.
Male to Female
Haú haŋkáši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Female to Male
Háŋ čépȟaŋši! Taŋyáŋ waŋčhíyaŋke!
Basic from here basic relative terms
would be introduced for females and
males.
Female
Older sister - Čhuwé
Older Brother - Thibló
Younger Sister- Mitȟáŋkala
Younger brother – Misúŋkala
Male
Older Sister – Tȟaŋké
Older Brother – Čhiyé
Younger Sister – Tȟaŋkšíla
Younger brother - Misúŋkala
Nichíye táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋke táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟáŋkšila táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nišúŋkala táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Bonus question. What immediate
family terms do both female and
male have in common?
Até
Iná
Misúŋ
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
LLC Lakȟótiye Wóglaka Po! Book 1
Relative terms.
LLC Lakȟótiye Wóglaka Po! Book 1
Relative term
Lakota kinship by Victor Douville
Summative
Performance
Task
Argument
Asking and interacting using relative terms in speak exercise.
Extension
Students can ask following questions in Lakota.
What is your mother’s name?
What is your father’s name?
What are your grandfathers’ names?
What are your grandmothers’ names?
Ability to answer questions in Lakota.
Nihúŋ táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Niyáte Táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nitȟúŋkašila táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Nikȟúŋši táku ečíyapi he/hwo?
Taking Informed
Action
Family tree filled in from LLC book 2 in relatives unit. Exit ticket scale of 1 to 5 fingers up how many
of students understand lesson.