1. Native American Storytelling

2. What is storytelling?  Telling a story in the oral tradition (a story spoken aloud)  Passed from one generation to the next

3. Native American Storytelling  Purposes  Pass on tradition and culture  Helps the people survive  Provides consistency in a changing world

4.  Shares the human experience  Teaches people how to live in harmony together and with the environment  Recreational  Entertains the people

5.  Characteristics  About the environment  Contains animals  Promotes the theme of “taking only what you need with respect and gratitude”  Teaches respect  The story is tied to the history of that tribe—wouldn’t be the same story in another tribe  Constant situations and characters—could be the same from one generation to the next