Storytelling
The vital role and purpose of storytelling as an important teaching tool within families and communities is reflected throughout this program. In this section Jerry Smith, a storyteller from Lac Court Oreilles, tells about the different kinds of stories used to pass information from one generation to the next. From the origin stories, to other stories which may have a moral or lesson - the stories live within community members and are told and retold to teach people the things they need to know in order to survive.

There are stories of all kinds told throughout this archive of gathered speakers. Look in the Language section for a Wenabozho story, in the Timeline for origin stories and throughout the program for hundreds of stories told by Ojibwe speakers who have contributed narratives to this project.