Talking Circles: Listen, or Your Tongue Will Make You Deaf

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide a description of the Native American talking circle in terms of (a) its group structure and process, (b) selected examples and descriptions of group incidents to illustrate the process, and (c) qualitative findings based on group member comments that support the group's development of sense of community and members' listening and empathy skills. Although the talking circle process presented here is based on a peer education program with college-level students, we nevertheless believe its adaptation and generalization to other populations and contexts are possible and worthwhile.

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