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Native American Storytelling
This program is intended for classroom or homeschool use. The fee for this program is $4 per student. Please contact Amanda Flynn Rumney, Museum Education Director, for purchasing information. Customization, bulk discounts and add-on craft kits are available.
About this Module
Why did Native Peoples tell stories? What were the roles of animals and natural elements, and what types of morals or explanations did stories provide? Oral tradition was vitally important in Native American culture. In this module we explain why, and connect both oral tradition and the morals and lessons of these stories with present day life.
The stories available can also connect to lessons such as animal classification or geography and landforms. Concepts such as bullying, cheating, shame, jealousy, anger, forgiveness and self-acceptance are also explored.
All videos in this module are told by Native Peoples. After an in-depth introduction, there are seven stories available to view and enjoy. Discussion or writing prompts are included, as well as additional teaching aids. Craft-kid add-ons are also available for an additional fee.
The stories available can also connect to lessons such as animal classification or geography and landforms. Concepts such as bullying, cheating, shame, jealousy, anger, forgiveness and self-acceptance are also explored.
All videos in this module are told by Native Peoples. After an in-depth introduction, there are seven stories available to view and enjoy. Discussion or writing prompts are included, as well as additional teaching aids. Craft-kid add-ons are also available for an additional fee.
This module relates to:
Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks
HIST 1.3
HIST 2.4, HIST 2.5
HIST 3.4, HIST 3.5
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science
4.T2, T4a
Rhode Island Social Studies GSEs for Grades 3-4
HP 1-1, HP 2-3
Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks
HIST 1.3
HIST 2.4, HIST 2.5
HIST 3.4, HIST 3.5
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science
4.T2, T4a
Rhode Island Social Studies GSEs for Grades 3-4
HP 1-1, HP 2-3
Meet the Educators
Annawon Weeden is an enrolled member of his mother’s Mashpee Wampanoag tribal community located on Cape Cod, Mass. He formerly worked in the Cultural Resource Dept. for his father's tribe, the Mashantucket Pequot in Connecticut. Annawon has developed a comprehensive understanding of the diversity among native customs, and his passion for preserving culture has been clear throughout decades of working at and for numerous institutions, such as Plimoth Plantation, National Geographic, and PBS.
Allen Hazard is a renowned jewelry sculptor, wampum artist, and member of the Narragansett tribal nation. After learning from his mother, he has been making wampum for more than 30 years. His shop, The Purple Shell, is located in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Judith Dreyer is a Master Gardener and teacher with more than 20 years of experience developing workshops and classes, speaking and writing about holistic health, edible and medicinal plants, dreams and more. She has degrees in Nursing and Nutrition Science and has taught Holistic Health Studies and Nutrition Science at both university and college level. Judith has traveled a wheel of diverse learning and experiences.
Contents
Meet the Educators
Annawon Weeden
Judith Dreyer
Allen Hazard
Creation Stories
Earth on Turtle's Back, a Creation Story
Activity: Design Your Own Turtle Island
Turtle Science
Maushop the Giant, a Wampanoag Legend
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Creation Stories
Stories with Morals
The Story of Brother Turtle
How the Possum Got Its Tail
How the Woodland Thrush Got Its Song
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Stories with Morals
Stories that Teach
Legend of the Three Sisters
The Origin of Disease and Medicine
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Stories that Teach