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mitakuye oyas'in

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mitakuye oyas'in (mē·täˑ·kōō·yā ō·yäˑ·s·ēn),
n Lakota Indian philosophy according to which all humans come from one source. All are related, and everyone should identify the good and bad and strive to do good.


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They sing songs and pray, calling O mitakuye oyas'in when it is time to get out.
Coupled with the concept of mitakuye oyas'in is the notion of the tiospaye, or a group of people who live together or who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption (White Hat, 1999; Marshall, 2001).
 
 
 
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