Open AccessSharing stories: The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling project
Author(s) -
Tara Million
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ifla journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1745-2651
pISSN - 0340-0352
DOI - 10.1177/03400352211018233
Subject(s) - storytelling , event (particle physics) , library science , sociology , history , narrative , media studies , computer science , art , literature , physics , quantum mechanics
The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling project is a month-long event in Saskatchewan, Canada, which celebrates the lives, histories, practices and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and non-Status peoples through storytelling. The Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples committee oversees the project and employs a coordinator, who applies for grants, coordinates the project’s guidelines, and is the contact for site funding and event reporting. Since its launch in 2004, the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling project has grown significantly and has effectively promoted traditional storytelling, supported a network of Aboriginal storytellers, and helped to create stronger relationships between Aboriginal peoples and libraries. The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling project is a dynamic methodological and theoretical model for decolonizing library spaces, programmes and collections through celebrating Aboriginal oral traditions.