Kinship Terms

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Kinship Terms” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony Compelling Question How would I describe my family using Lakota terms? Standards and Practices OSEU 4.1: Compare and contrast the traditional Oceti Sakowin family structure to contemporary family structures. 1.H.1.2 Describe ways people learn about the past including but not limited to photos, artifacts, stories, and videos. Staging the Question Who are you related to and what do you call them? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 What does kinship mean? If you were speaking Lakota, what would you call your family members? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Discuss the meaning of the word kinship from the Lakota perspective (a Lakota person is defined not by individual identity and personal goals, but by kinship relationships.) Listen to interview of Vernon Ashley on Kinship Terms Have all students create their own kinship list Create a language book with the English and Lakota terms for each member they listed Listen to interview of Stephanie Charging Eagle on Hunka Relatives Featured Sources Featured Sources Kinship Terms Vernon Ashley interview on Kinship Terms Stephanie Charging Eagle interview on Hunka Relatives Summative Performance Task Argument Do you think the Lakota kinship is a good way to talk about family as opposed to the English way that we are familiar with? And why do you think that? Extension Make a family tree with the Lakota kinship terms of their family Taking Informed Action Have students take home their language dictionary and their family tree to discuss with their parents how the Lakota kinship system works.