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Featured Stories
From The Chippewa Cree Perspective
This blog from Stone Child College on Rocky Boy’s Reservation in Montana shares insights into navigating higher education and preserving Chippewa Cree culture in the modern world. It highlights the college’s dedication to fostering pride in tribal heritage, featuring an interview with art instructor John Murie, who carries forward traditional beadwork techniques and philosophies passed down through generations, emphasizing the importance of Native storytelling and cultural preservation through education and art.
Fostering Culture and Community: Chadwick Kramer’s Impact on Native Education in Bismarck
Chadwick Kramer, an elder and Cultural Responsive Coordinator for Bismarck Public Schools, is dedicated to providing Native students with culturally enriching opportunities through the Indigenous Education Program. Inspired by his own experiences and his grandmother’s teachings, Chadwick creates welcoming spaces for all students to explore Native traditions, fostering lifelong learning, cultural understanding, and community connection.
Waabaabigan, Working with Our Namesake
Janet and Eliza Klarer, a mother-daughter duo from the White Earth Ojibwe community, are preserving traditional Woodland-style pottery inspired by their ancestor Judy Toppings, who revitalized White Earth clay lifeways. Through workshops and their own artistry, they share the significance of working with White Earth clay, nurturing creativity and connection in their community.
A New Direction
The complexity of Native people and their identities drew Anna to sculpture, video performance, and installation. She uses her familial and formal training to disrupt stereotypes of Natives by telling multi-dimensional stories. The story drives her choice of technique and materials, defying boundaries around Native art.
Bringing Baleen Basketry Into the Future with Ira Ilupak Frankson
Ira Ilupak Frankson, an Iñupiaq artist from Tikiġaq, Alaska, is preserving the traditional art of baleen basketry, an Iñupiat craft made from bowhead whale baleen and walrus ivory. Through his work and teaching, Frankson is helping to revitalize this unique cultural art form for future generations.
Creating Stories
Story forms and submissions may include:
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- Written story or blog
- Interview
- Poetry
- Video
- Song (audio file or video file)
- Dance (video file)
- Spoken story (audio or video file)
- Illustration (a clear photo of the illustration [sketch, painting, print], with accompanying 1-2 paragraph description
- Art piece (a clear photo of the art piece [beadwork, quillwork, pottery, basketry, weaving, etc.], with accompanying 1-2 paragraph description
- Photography, with accompanying 1-2 paragraph description
Submission
Submissions accepted and published on a rolling basis.
Include the following in your submission email:
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- Storyteller’s name, tribal affiliation, and contact information. If the storyteller is a student, we ask that you include your TCU and major
- Attached story file (Word file for written story forms – not PDF –, JPEG file for photos, MP4 file for videos, MP3 file for audio)
- Signed College Fund Media Release for all individuals visible in photos or film (attached)
Need help telling your story? We’d love to help.
If you are interested in submitting a story, but do not have access to technology that will accommodate your desired story form, we can help. Get support gathering and submitting the story by video, audio, or text.
