First, I began writing this post in the MN airport where I
quickly realized that because I was packing while sick and dead tired (thus
this late post), I managed to grab 2 pieces of paper that I thought were my salon notes, but really were not. . . On
that note, I am feeling a lot better. I will do my best to remember what we discussed in class, but will not use direct quotes from the salon as I don't have those resources. . .
For my post I am focusing on how folk knowledge--especially familial knowledge--is foundational to social solidarity and preservation of knowledge. Ultimately folk knowledge is necessary for all other forms of knowledge to spread.
Although in modern day we still utilize all of these knowledge mediums to learn and share knowledge, familial folk knowledge is still essential. Alicia's post addresses how folk knowledge provides the basis for learning how to learn and gives a foundation for the knowledge institutions. Reflecting on this, I thought about how ultimately, without folk knowledge, you most likely will not know the value of other forms of knowledge. For example, research shows that a child who doesn't learn how to read by example from their parents will struggle with writing and reading books. They probably won't have a desire to go to college if their parents didn't go and don't provide the needed resources to get there. Parenting matters. This form of folk knowledge is fundamental to a successful society.
For my post I am focusing on how folk knowledge--especially familial knowledge--is foundational to social solidarity and preservation of knowledge. Ultimately folk knowledge is necessary for all other forms of knowledge to spread.
As discussed in the salon, in native communities people learn by folk and oral knowledge, often from family members and elders of the tribe. Traditions are strong and essential. People participate in rituals, which brings the community
together. Stories are passed down orally and preserved for generations. Due to the familial bonds, small population, and dependence on providing for the basic needs of the people, folk knowledge creates the most solidarity and hold the community together. Skills such as hunting and gathering are essential for survival and passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes in these tribes, a few people know how to write to preserve the ways of their people.
However, folk knowledge was not enough to preserve the ways of the Navajos with the interruption of modern US society. Unfortunately, Navajo society had to readjust their ways to accommodate the changing times. If these people continued to use just folk and oral knowledge, many of their ways would have been lost. However, many traditions were preserved because people, like Tatiana Bighorse recognized the importance of remembering and valuing her family's history and ways. After many years, she took the time to write down her father Big Horse's stories in Navajo that she listened to as a child every night. After these were translated with her collaboration, they were published into a book: Bighorse the Warrior.Thus we see how folks
However, folk knowledge was not enough to preserve the ways of the Navajos with the interruption of modern US society. Unfortunately, Navajo society had to readjust their ways to accommodate the changing times. If these people continued to use just folk and oral knowledge, many of their ways would have been lost. However, many traditions were preserved because people, like Tatiana Bighorse recognized the importance of remembering and valuing her family's history and ways. After many years, she took the time to write down her father Big Horse's stories in Navajo that she listened to as a child every night. After these were translated with her collaboration, they were published into a book: Bighorse the Warrior.Thus we see how folks
Although in modern day we still utilize all of these knowledge mediums to learn and share knowledge, familial folk knowledge is still essential. Alicia's post addresses how folk knowledge provides the basis for learning how to learn and gives a foundation for the knowledge institutions. Reflecting on this, I thought about how ultimately, without folk knowledge, you most likely will not know the value of other forms of knowledge. For example, research shows that a child who doesn't learn how to read by example from their parents will struggle with writing and reading books. They probably won't have a desire to go to college if their parents didn't go and don't provide the needed resources to get there. Parenting matters. This form of folk knowledge is fundamental to a successful society.
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