Kinship terms, Behavior & Codes

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Kinship terms, Behavior & Codes” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony Compelling Question What differences do the Oceti Sakowin kinship system make in the social life of the Oceti Sakowin? Standards and Practices OSEUS 4.1: Compare and contrast the traditional Oceti Sakowin family structure to contemporary family structures. OSEUS 4.2: Describe the traditional behavior patterns, codes of respect and values promoted within the Oceti Sakowin tiospaye. SS 9-12.G5.2: Identify and explain the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultures. Staging the Question How are the kinship system components of kinship terms, behavior patterns and codes of respect practiced in contemporary Oceti Sakowin culture? Compare and contrast the kinship systems of multiple cultures with Oceti Sakowin kinship systems. Identify the Oceti Sakowin kinship system components of kinship terms, behavioral patterns and codes of respect. Compare and contrast primary and secondary resources regarding the Oceti Sakowin kinship system. Use primary and secondary resources to validate the impacts of the Oceti Sakowin kinship system on this confederacy. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What are the components of the Oceti Sakowin kinship systems practiced today? How were they practiced in the past? Compare oral sources to written ones. How do these codes of respect fit into the actual practice of behavior? In what ways are these components of the kinship system of the Oceti Sakowin appropriate today? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Interview an Oceti Sakowin elder about the kinship system of the Oceti Sakowin. Film or transcribe the interview for sharing with others. Create an Oceti Sakowin kinship chart showing the behavioral pattern, the kinship terms and the levels of the family systems. Role play the kinship terms and kinship behavioral patterns with a group. View Relatives video by Albert White Hat. http://www.sintegleska.edu/spotligh t.html Write a reaction to this video. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Royal B. Hassrick, The Sioux: Life and Customs of a Warrior Society, University of Oklahoma Press. William K. Powers and Marla Powers, All My Relatives: A Guide To Lakota Kinship, Lakota Books, 2001. Relatives, a DVD-produced by Contributor Films in association with Sinte Gleska University Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi-Bringing The Family Back to Victor Douville, “Lakota Social Systems” (Ppt.), Sinte Gleska University. Life and SGU Lakota Studies Department. Summative Performance Task Argument Present an argument that asserts that the past traditional Oceti Sakowin kinship system can change the current kinship system in a significant way with regard to respect. Prepare to defend your position. Extension Create an Oceti Sakowin kinship chart. Make sure you include kinship behavior and reaction, kinship terms for lineal family, nuclear family, and collateral family. Taking Informed Action Inform your tribal council person about social system reform and the information you have gathered and created.