Storytelling

Elders have told me again and again about the importance of storytelling. Stories were held off until the winter months, not only for a way to pass by time, but for the elders to give back what they have learned through their years to their future, their youth. My teachers have told me, that passing on stories in the winter months was a way to respect the spirits by honoring them and only speaking of them while they are sleeping.

There are hundreds of stories, and each and every one of them have a moral, and an explanation to why the things are the way they are today. Each herb, flower, tree, insect, star, fish, bird, form of weather, animal, natural wonder, has a story behind it and its creation. It would take one's entire lifetime to listen to philosophy of the Native Americans and Mother Earth. But to start out, here's a few stories for you to embark on your journey.

Please click on a story in any direction.