My Role in My Community - Ricky Gray Grass - OSEU #7

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Reviewed JAG competency and OSEU connections

A1 — Identify occupational interests, aptitudes, and abilities

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports A1 by inviting students to identify interests in helping and community work.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you identify interests in helping and community work? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

05 Wolakota Project Video Transcripts and URLs.docx · WP-0016; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_itpFdzME; opening passage. Teaching interpretation is separate from official wording and the interviewee’s account.

A2 — Relate interests, aptitudes, and abilities to appropriate occupations

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports A2 by inviting students to relate helping abilities to counseling and liaison occupations.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you relate helping abilities to counseling and liaison occupations? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

A4 — Develop a career path for a selected occupation

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports A4 by inviting students to trace roles within a community-serving career.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you trace roles within a community-serving career? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

G39 — Understand how to achieve marketable job skills

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports G39 by inviting students to identify interpersonal and organizing skills used in these roles.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you identify interpersonal and organizing skills used in these roles? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

E26 — Demonstrate team membership

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports E26 by inviting students to consider participants’ contributions to a shared activity.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you consider participants’ contributions to a shared activity? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

E27 — Demonstrate team leadership

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports E27 by inviting students to identify the work involved in organizing people.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you identify the work involved in organizing people? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

G46 — Demonstrate how to work with diverse people

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports G46 by inviting students to work with participants from different communities.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you work with participants from different communities? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

Q130 — Demonstrate understanding of social and cultural diversity

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports Q130 by inviting students to learn from contact across communities.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you learn from contact across communities? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

P127 — Demonstrate effective leadership skills

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Ricky Gray Grass describes counseling, liaison work, and organizing a youth run that brought people from different communities together. This supports P127 by inviting students to examine leadership through service.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of community leadership? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you examine leadership through service? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

Interview transcript

You know, I worked in the school systems, I worked as a counselor at treatment centers, but now I'm just more like a consultant, liaison, grandpa for hire, that kind of person. You know, I do a spiritual run every June around the Black Hills based on a creation story, the race around the Black Hills. And so, I get a lot of youth that are part of that. And then we did the prayer run to Standing Rock last year in October, I think it was the end of September and October. And then we did another prayer run with a young Hopi boy from Flagstaff, Arizona to Standing Rock. Some of my boys ran for nine days with the boys straight to Standing Rock. So, you know, we made a lot of connections and made family and friends on that run. And, you know, opened a lot of minds. A lot of the young people that, young men that went on the run with my sons were the first time experiencing out of state, you know, scenery. And so, you know, the first time they left the community or outside of South Dakota, you know, and they enjoyed that. And, you know, so, you know, have a good time, have a good life.