Donald Davis –Friday: What's Your Story?
A look at the stories that tell us who we are. How do we find those stories that carry and define the identity of our family? We will look at the stories we need to know and pass on to our children to enable us all to know ourselves and make responsible decisions for the future.
–Saturday: Exploring the Family Attic. How do we remember? How do we access memories? How do we put those pieces of memory together to make stories that might be interesting to people other than the teller. We look at unlocking the secrets to finding stories already hiding inside our minds and experiences.
*************************************** Eth-Noh-Tec –Friday: Storytelling As A Powerful Cultural Experssion
Humans are wired for storytelling. Good stories and good storytelling is a powerful way to address culture and ethnicity, bullying, green responsibility, compassion, and basically any value you find needed in your classroom. And, adding movement and gesture to your storytelling will capture the auditory-challenged student. Come have fun while learning.
–Saturday: Storytelling Movement and More.
We are all wired for storytelling, so why not use it! Use it to teach values, to address problems, to bridge cultures and to delight! This workshop will emphasize using movement, gesture, facial expressions, sound and to increase story dynamics through your storytelling voice in order to capture your listener. Prepare to have fun.
*************************************** Gene Tagaban –Friday: The Storytelling Journey
Our life is a story. Throughout our life's journey we are faced with many choices. Which direction do we choose? What story do we tell? What stops us? What do we want? These are just a few questions we will be addressing in this fun interactive workshop of empowerment, leadership, communication, relationship and spirit. Through story, song, dance, sharing and laughter Gene Tagaban "One Crazy Raven" will ask the question, "Who are you?"
–Saturday: "Ask An Indian" Time
This is your time to ask an Indian, Native American, First Nations, Indigenous, Aboriginal person to this land the questions you've always wanted to ask about storytelling and culture. This interactive workshop addresses the issues, topics, and skills you are curious about.
*************************************** Doug Elliott –Friday: Crafting Stories From Nature.
Elliott will demonstrate some of the challenges and rewards of crafting stories that interweave personal experience, family reminiscences, folklore, natural history, traditional mythology, music and humor. We will discuss how to find stories in the natural world, how to craft engaging narratives that embody the concepts and information we are trying to impart, as well as how we can find the "hero" in our own lives and listen for the "call to adventure." He will also give hints as to how to incorporate dialog and dialect into our storytelling.
–Saturday: It's All There: Finding Stories in Nature. Crafting Stories from Life.
We are all a part of the natural world. The natural world provides a common meeting place as well as a source of inspiration for storytellers. Elliott will demonstrate how we use storytelling, and the basic human affinity for narrative to enhance teaching and interpretive programs; how to find stories in resources and sites; and how to craft engaging narratives for the concepts and information we are trying to impart. He will demonstrate how to craft stories celebrating our connection to nature, incorporating personal experience, folklore, natural history, traditional mythology and humor. He will give hints as to how to incorporate dialog and dialect into a story and help participants develop their own stories.

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