The Art of Storytelling: Reshaping and preserving traditions
At many tribal colleges, storytelling is an integral part of the curricula. Students learn from elders—and also learn to craft their own narratives.
At many tribal colleges, storytelling is an integral part of the curricula. Students learn from elders—and also learn to craft their own narratives.
Despite the chill still in the air—and the snows occasionally falling—spring will soon be calling. So get ready to head into the forests and plains to harvest.
At the end of June, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FLTCC, Cloquet, MN) helped sponsor the Nagaajiwanaang (Fond du Lac) Ojibwe Language Immersion Camp.
In November 2009, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA, Santa Fe, NM) creative writing faculty member Evelina Zuni Lucero (Isleta/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) participated in a three-week lecture tour of Turkey.

TANNING HIDES. The Sitting Bull College Extension Education program provides two workshops each year on bison hide tanning. Pictured are Amaryllis (daughter) and mother Floris Eagle fleshing a bison hide,
A Haskell instructor reflected on how traditional knowledge was passed on and preserved at her family gatherings.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka recalls his time as an educator prior to serving in the U.S. Senate.
These Native authors write to set the record straight, to change the images that have stereotyped Indians for centuries.