Native America Calling

Monday, December 28, 2015 — Star Stories in Native America

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In Native America, the stars are more than sparkly lights in the night sky. They reveal our origin stories, hero stories or moral teachings. We’re telling star stories and discussing why the stars are important for those of us on Earth. Why are the stars important to you?

 

Guests:

Wilfred Buck (Cree from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation) – science facilitator with the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource center.

Michael Wassegijig-Price (Anishinaabe) – professor at Leech Lake Tribal College

Ishmael Hope (Tlingit and Inupiaq) – storyteller and Native scholar

 

Break Music: Night of the Northern Lights (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Night of the Northern Lights (album)

 

 Michael Wassegijig Price on Stellar Connections: 

 

 

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — Saving Family Stories

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Many of our elders have vivid memories of the Dust Bowl, the start of World War II and Elvis Presley. Do you wonder what life was like before air conditioning or penicillin? Do you know what kinds of adventures your great-grandfather had when he was a kid? The only way to hear stories from elders is to ask. And the only way to save them for future generations is to record them.

We’re taking a cue from the organization, StoryCorps, which is asking students to record the voices of older generations over the Thanksgiving weekend. We will share a few of their stories and get tips on how to document stories for the future.

Guests:

Robin Sparkman — CEO of StoryCorps

Alli Joseph (Shinnecock) — founder and president of Seventh Generation Stories

 

Break Music: Okisikowak (song) Asani (artist) Listen (album)

Monday, October 12, 2015 – Scary Storytelling

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With Halloween just around the corner, we turn our attention to those tales of terror, those frightful fantasies: the scary story!  Each Nation has its own brand of frightening entertainments. In this hour, we will hear from three acclaimed Native storytellers, giving us tales to frighten and delight. We will discuss with them the art of the scary story and why they think scary stories are important. What are scary stories you remember? What did you learn? How did the storyteller frighten you? Are Native scary stories the best? Do you have a scary story of your own to share?

Guests:

Sequoyah Guess (Cherokee)

Eldrena Douma (Laguna/Hopi)

 

Break Music: Monsters of the World Unite (song) Arigon Starr (artist) Meet the Diva (album)

Friday, January 2, 2015 – Winter Stories

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Stories are very important in our Native cultures. Now that it’s cold and snowy in some places, it’s a good time to stay in and tell stories with loved ones. Join us today as we tell winter tales that feature a mix of traditional, mythical and cultural elements. What are our favorite types of stories? Who tells the best stories in your family or your Native community?

Guests:

Bernice Muskrat (Apache) – Jicarilla Apache language coordinator at the Jicarilla Apache Cultural Center. And lawyer by training.

Ishmael Hope (Tlingit/Inupiaq) – storyteller

 

Break music: Tha Mash Up(song), Wayne Silas Jr

Family Stories

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Today we’re talking about collecting our family stories.

Have you ever interviewed a family member? What did you learn from them?

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Photo credit: Granddaughters of Josephine McCarthy Waggoner, author of Witness: A Hunkpapa Historian’s Strong-Heart Song of the Lakotas. Photo provided by Monica Braine.

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