Oral Traditions & Storytelling

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Oral Traditions & Storytelling

What is it? “the means by which knowledge is reproduced, preserved and told from generation to generation. Oral traditions form the foundation of Aboriginal societies, connecting speaker and listener in communal experience and uniting past and present in memory."

Why? They did not write down their history it was spoken Evening entertainment in homes Told stories of culture, family history, how people should act around each other, the land, and why things happened http://study.com/academy/lesson/native-american- oral-tradition-heritage-and-literary-influence.html

Do you think the stories stay the same each time it is told? Discuss with your group - What do you think? Why

Do you think the stories stay the same each time it is told? Stories can vary from one person to the next as they might focus on a specific lessons being taught or apply it to their situation or culture The stories might shift slightly from one generation to the next However, the main lesson from the story stays the same

Iroquois Creation story

Native American myths about... White buffalo women How rainbow’s were made The first tear The skeleton Why the seasons change Animals Simulation You will research a myth and then we will pretend to go back in time and sit in a home when the elders tell pass the stories on… except you will tell your story