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Definition of Storytelling:
A communication device used by many Native Americans
tribes, storytelling is used to pass traditions from generation to generation.
Every person has his/her own definition of storytelling, but most of
the definitions are similar.
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Storytelling is a whole set of events that
happen in hopes that the person picks out what the purpose of this
story is, like trying to get across something such as a "value"
that has to be taught and just telling the story hoping that the
person understands what kind of value that is trying to be put upon
them.
- Anonymous Navajo Man
- Storytelling is passed down knowledge and traditions
through recounting daily activities such as, culture, traditions,
and history.
- Kiowa Man
- Storytelling is a way of passing on information
to the next generation. In storytelling everyone listens. For instance,
when a story is told you put everything aside.
Traditional stories are about beliefs, customs,
and values that have been passed down from generation to generation.
Ceremonial stories are about how tobacco
can be used in sacred rituals.
Personal stories are about an individual's personal
experiences with tobacco.
A Middle School Experience:
Ceremonial Story
The Medicine Man: Personal Story
and Blend Story
My Grandma's Tobacco Bag Story:
Traditional Story
Trikey Tokes Those Coyote Smokes: How
The Coyote Learns About The Power of Natoh (Tobacco): Fable Story
Click on the links at left to read samples of each kind
of story.
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