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Oral Tradition
Victor Douville
Transcript
Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)
What is oral tradition?
How does oral tradition compare to written is that sources?
Why should oral sources be placed first above written?
How does oral tradition relate to winter counts?
What is a pictograph?
How do phenomenal events help to align winter counts?
What is star knowledge? How is it used?
How do the stars align with the land? What does that teach us about the relationship between the stars and the earth?
What is the creation story of Wind Cave? Pate Hanlin taint hitee
Learn FROM
(deep listening, transformation)
Are there things | have learned about history strictly through oral tradition? How is that different than reading a written account?
How has my family passed on its history from one generation to the next?
Does my family have anything similar to a winter count to help remember our story?
What is my creation story?