Myth #4 Everyone is Doing It
In our case study of Sam the tribal council member and his
travel, most people respond that he should not take his
wife on the trip with him, and yet we see exactly that
happen over and over and over. It appears that there are
social norms where people find such behavior acceptable
because “everyone is doing it”.
One of our motivations in developing this course and in
creating the Spirit Lake Ethical Questions forum is
to make it clear that not everyone is
"doing it". There are just as many, or more, people in
our tribal programs who are ethical and role models of
integrity. This course, and that forum, were created
to give them a voice.