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Native peoples have always used words to weave relevant and meaningful stories. Historically, our stories and images have endured through spoken word, and our very cultures and lifeways have lived on through the remembering and sharing of those stories. To help drive awareness and investment in Native communities, digital storytelling can be an effective and powerful tool.
The Importance of Storytelling
First Nations’ Vice President of Research and Policy and Director of the California Tribal Fund and Nourishing Native Foods & Health program, A-dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa) writes about storytelling in her outreach:
“We all begin with a story. It is through story that we are connected, not only to each other, but also to our homes, to our lands, to our communities, to our people, to our past, and to our future grandchildren.
It is the collection of stories that we are able to hear and witness that will make the whole of our lives and define the shape and character of our community.”
Our stories connect us to each other, and when we tell stories, we share a part of ourselves. We can create a collective change for the people experiencing the story.
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