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“Communicating Across Cultures”
“Communicating Across Cultures”
Father Michael OleksaFather Michael Oleksa
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Culture isCulture is
…the way you see the world, the beam of light you are in, the worldview.
…the way you see the world, the beam of light you are in, the worldview.
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Culture isCulture is
…the game of life as you understand and play it.
…the game of life as you understand and play it.
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Our CultureOur Culture
• The “Global Literate” Culture• American Cultural History
• The “Global Literate” Culture• American Cultural History
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Our CultureOur Culture
…the enactment of our story…human experiences on the planet earth…the story we tell ourselves.
Human Experiences on Planet Earth
…the enactment of our story…human experiences on the planet earth…the story we tell ourselves.
Human Experiences on Planet Earth
Millions of Years
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Our CultureOur Culture
Millions of Years
•Biology
•Math
•Astronomy
•Cartography
•History
•Law
•Art
•Music
•Religion
•Ceremony
•Poetry
•Flora
•Fauna
•Medicine
•Economics
•_________
•_________
•_________
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Our CultureOur Culture
Millions of Years
Biology
Math
AstronomyCartography
History
Law
Art
Music
Religion
Ceremony
Poetry
Flora
Fauna
Medicine
Economics
EWK
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Our CultureOur Culture
•Cities
•Law
•Libraries
•Writing
•Courts
•Knowledge
•History
•Schools
EWK
A Package Deal
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Our CultureOur Culture
Labor < Leisure
SpecializedMarketable Skill
Productive CitizenGlobal Economy
Labor < Leisure
SpecializedMarketable Skill
Productive CitizenGlobal Economy
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Our CultureOur Culture
Game
7-8 Major Languages Today
Chinese English
French Spanish
German Russian
Arabic (Hindi)
Game
7-8 Major Languages Today
Chinese English
French Spanish
German Russian
Arabic (Hindi)
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Global LiterateGlobal Literate
“Ball Game” 7-8 Major Languages Today
Global Political PowerGlobal Economic PowerGlobal Social Influence
Global Military Domination
“Ball Game” 7-8 Major Languages Today
Global Political PowerGlobal Economic PowerGlobal Social Influence
Global Military Domination
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Our Ball Game’s Fundamental Assumptions
Our Ball Game’s Fundamental Assumptions
Global-literate Written language Knowledge-based Fragmented Specialized “Marketable skill” Chronos time
Global-literate Written language Knowledge-based Fragmented Specialized “Marketable skill” Chronos time
Leisure-labor (Play-Work Potential-Experience Productive
(Autonomous) individual citizen
Global economy
Leisure-labor (Play-Work Potential-Experience Productive
(Autonomous) individual citizen
Global economy
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GLS ProfileGLS Profile
Increasingly secular Nature as resource
for human benefit Human centered and
dominant
Increasingly secular Nature as resource
for human benefit Human centered and
dominant
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Why Schools?Why Schools?
Schooling:
• Necessary for the accumulation of status and possessions
• The more possessions, the more security is valued• But…Freedom vs Security remains a dilemma
Schooling:
• Necessary for the accumulation of status and possessions
• The more possessions, the more security is valued• But…Freedom vs Security remains a dilemma
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Global Literate Society’s Attitude Toward Time/History
Global Literate Society’s Attitude Toward Time/History
Future Orientation
Knowledge to:
• Predict
• Control future
Literacy is key
Constant change
Development
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Traditional Local Culture’s Attitude Toward Time
Traditional Local Culture’s Attitude Toward Time
Origins/Beginnings
Static
Eternal
Permanent
The past does not change.
Truth is forever the same.
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Basic Characteristics of Traditional Local Cultures
Basic Characteristics of Traditional Local Cultures
“Pre-historic”: Non or Pre-Literature
Traditional
rooted in Local Ecosystems
Non-literate: Oral
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TL Culture’s EducationTL Culture’s Education
• Education = Schooling• Education = What we learn that is…
• Useful vs Useless
• Meaningful vs Meaningless
• Relevent vs Irrelevant
• Education = Schooling• Education = What we learn that is…
• Useful vs Useless
• Meaningful vs Meaningless
• Relevent vs Irrelevant
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Traditional Local Educational Goals
Traditional Local Educational Goals
Who we/you are.
Where we/you fit.
How we/you relate.
Who we/you are.
Where we/you fit.
How we/you relate.
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CurriculumCurriculum
Origins…Patterns…Paradigms in Sacred Stories (Myths)
Origins…Patterns…Paradigms in Sacred Stories (Myths)
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Traditional Educational GoalsTraditional Educational Goals
(1) Who in Alaska: The Human Beings
Lingit Inuit
Dene/Dineh Yup’ik
Unangax Inupiaq
Yuut
(1) Who in Alaska: The Human Beings
Lingit Inuit
Dene/Dineh Yup’ik
Unangax Inupiaq
Yuut
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Traditional Educational GoalsTraditional Educational Goals
(1) Who?
Kairos
Repetition and Remembrance
Eternal Structures
(1) Who?
Kairos
Repetition and Remembrance
Eternal Structures
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Traditional Educational GoalsTraditional Educational Goals
(3) How we relate to each other and the world.Myths:
Sacred (origin) Story containing paradigmsLegends:
Mostly negative stories w/consequences for violating patters/models/paradigms
(3) How we relate to each other and the world.Myths:
Sacred (origin) Story containing paradigmsLegends:
Mostly negative stories w/consequences for violating patters/models/paradigms
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Traditional CurriculumTraditional Curriculum
Song/Dance/Ceremony
Art/Architecture
Clothing/Vestments/Tools
Household Utinsels/Weapons
Song/Dance/Ceremony
Art/Architecture
Clothing/Vestments/Tools
Household Utinsels/Weapons
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Playing the Game of LifePlaying the Game of Life
Ritualized Behaviors:
Expectant Mothers (Naken Anellrusit?)
Nukalpiat
First catch (Mingqeq)
Table Manners (qanaqliq)
Naming (Yup’ik/Lingit)
Koo-eex “potlatch”
Ritualized Behaviors:
Expectant Mothers (Naken Anellrusit?)
Nukalpiat
First catch (Mingqeq)
Table Manners (qanaqliq)
Naming (Yup’ik/Lingit)
Koo-eex “potlatch”
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Traditional Local CharacteristicsTraditional Local Characteristics
• Oral LanguageWisdom-basedWholisticGeneralistHuman BeingKairos
• Oral LanguageWisdom-basedWholisticGeneralistHuman BeingKairos
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Traditional Local cont..Traditional Local cont..
Meaningful-Meaningless According to Paradigm/without Paradigm Real Person/Membership Eco-system/rural Essentially spiritual Nature as dominant
Meaningful-Meaningless According to Paradigm/without Paradigm Real Person/Membership Eco-system/rural Essentially spiritual Nature as dominant
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Traditional Local cont..Traditional Local cont..
Spirit and Nature CenteredBalance and HarmonyConnection and Relationships
Spirit and Nature CenteredBalance and HarmonyConnection and Relationships