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Aboriginal Storytelling 2010 Programs LAUNCH IN SASKATOON - FEBRUARY 2, 2010 @ 1 PM  Other Storytelling Events will be posted when information is received. Saskatchewan
Aboriginal
Literacy Network Inc.
Presents Location Date Time
Session
B Book Launch of “The
Giving Tree” To register go to
Sylvia Mcadam Reading
excerpts and
discussing her book Cultural Teachings:
First Nations Protocols and Methodologies . *Recommended for older
students. Location: Location: Sylvia
Mcadam Reading excerpts and discussing her book Cultural
Teachings: First Nations Protocols and Methodologies . *Recommended
for older students. Location: Barry
Ahenekew Traditional
Story-telling * All ages Location: Sylvia Mcadam Reading
excerpts and
discussing her book Cultural Teachings:
First Nations Protocols and Methodologies. * Recommended for older
Students. Location: Marc Longjohn Story of the
drum. Singing and mini-roundance. Location: Barry
Ahenekew Traditional
Story-telling * All ages. Location: Elder
Mary Lee Tipi
teachings.
* All
Ages. Location:
*
Space is limited for more information or to book times please contact
Spend Time
with Author Wilfred Burton Date Time Location Everyone is
invited to a
lively presentation by author Wilfred
Burton
on
the book Dancing in My Bones, which he
co-wrote with
Anne Patton. Dancing in My Bones,
written in
English and
Michif, won three awards
at the 2009
Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Music provided by
John and Vicki Arcand. Presented in
partnership
with Gabriel
Dumont Institute A Story
Sharing Circle Date Time Location Join Library
staff member Paula Howe for an evening of adults sharing
stories with
other adults. Paula is a Cree woman from Her wish is
to keep
stories alive. Refreshments provided. PE WATAN OMA Rise &
Shine Family Story Time Date Time Location Guests for
this special
Rise & Shine Family Story Time will be First
Nations storyteller Fiddler and Inuit
throat
singers. Free tickets can be picked up at the
desk 30 minutes
before the program begins. Presented in
partnership
with Library Services for Peoples
Committee and from the
Community
Initiatives Fund. University
of Saskatchewan Storyteller: Rita Bouvier Date: February 11, 2010
Wheatland Regional Library
Leah Dorion - artwork
Community Initiatives Fund - Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sports Parkland Regional Library Regina Public Library Regina Public School Board Regina Separate School Board Saskatoon Public Library SIGA Library Services of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples' Commitee  Aboriginal Storytelling Month 2007
6,587 people participated in events across the province Aboriginal Storytelling Week 2006 The results of the third annual Aboriginal Storytelling Week indicate Saskatchewan had a highly successful Aboriginal Storytelling Week, with 7,770 children and adult participating, more than doubling the number of people who participated in 2005 (3,385). In 2006, 69 communities hosted 94 events while in 2005, 29 communities hosted 42 events. Aboriginal Storytelling Week 2005 The
results
of
the
second
annual Aboriginal Storytelling Week surpassed
last years exciting start. In 2005 29 communities hosted 42
events with 3,885 people attending.
Comments: “Preston
Lecaine was an awesome role model, inspirational speaker and gifted
storyteller
that touch the hearts of all the children, teachers and people for all
ages in
the audience. Parents were contacting
the school and commenting on the different stories that
Information
about Storytelling Week was promoted through various means posters,
bookmarks,
on library websites, radio (MBC) - in both Cree and English,
television, a
press release, local papers, and school
newsletters.
The
objectives
of Aboriginal Storytelling Week were to: establish a province
wide
Aboriginal Storytelling Week in February; establish a province wide
committee
with aboriginal participation to develop Storytelling Week; increase
province-wide cultural activity levels of Aboriginal people; have
Elders and
aboriginal storytellers demonstrate the cultural and historical value
of
storytelling; foster storytelling partnerships through joint planning
with
outside agencies and resources. Twenty-one locations held
storytelling
events in which 2,813 people participated. Each event was well
attended: Pelican Narrows - 400, Beardy - 300, Regina - 300, Air
Ronge -
211, Canora - 200, Fort Qu’Appelle -380,Yorkton -156, Watson -110,
Kelvington -
100, Lakeland Region - 100, Moose Jaw -100, Broadview - 90, Kamsack -
84,
Kelliher - 71, Assiniboia - 60, Muskaday - 35, Saskatoon - 16.
Attendance
in Media
coverage
was good and included newspapers (Canora Courier, Kamsack Times, News
Review,
Leader Post), television (CTV, Global, and Access
Communications).
Access Communications has shown portions of the event held in Updated January 15, 2010
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