Boundless K-12 Curriculum

STORYTELLING

How do the stories you tell help you feel connected to your communities or cultures?

STORYTELLING is integral to Indigenous cultures. Stories communicate knowledge, information, values, history, and memories. Stories can be told in many ways, including orally, visually, and through music. The long history of intellectual richness and imagination among Indigenous artists and authors is founded on narrative. They can be for entertainment, education, or cultural preservation. It is one of the ways that the enduring cultures and diverse viewpoints of Indigenous peoples help to express personal and cultural life experiences.

Learn about STORYTELLING through the following objects:

A quilted patch of overlapping layers with words stitched onto the surface.

How can individual words connect with a bigger idea?

A line drawing depicting stereotypes that exist about Native Americans.

How does written expression help one reflect on and understand cultural identity?

A triptych of geometric patterns stacked vertically made with pencil and ink on paper.

What are some ways that visual language can tell a story about a person?

Two screen prints based on Lakota traditional dresses.

How does combining imagery with words tell a story more effectively?

overlapping concentric circles made by ripples in water.

Boundless K-12 Curriculum

* YouTube links to audiovisual materials shared by other creators are included in the curriculum. For more information, including for captioning and transcripts of the suggested audiovisual materials, please contact the audio/video content creators.