5.2 “Indigenous Storytelling”

Jo-Ann Archibald, Q’um Q’um Xiiem (Stó:lo ̄ō/ Soowahlie First Nation)

Online Films and Videos

Fairchild, Seth. “Native American Oral Storytelling & History.” November 3, 2015. YouTube video, 12:43.


Nanamkin, Dan. “The power of sharing history through story-telling!” November 18, 2020. YouTube video, 16:34.


New York State Museum. “Recording History Through Oral Tradition.” September 30, 2014. YouTube video, 1:40.

Articles, Books, and Book Chapters

  • Benton-Banai, Edward. The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway. St. Paul, MN: Indian Country Press, 1979.
  • Bomgiizhik and Christi Belcourt. The Trail of Nenaboozhoo and Other Creation Stories. Kegedonce Press, 2019.
  • Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence. ARP Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2011.

Web Resource