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To Honor Malala – The Freedom Bird

Posted on October 13, 2012 11 Comments

I dedicate this audio story, The Freedom Bird, to 14 year old Pakistani peace campaigner Malala Yousafzai who is now recovering from gunshot wounds. You can read her story by clicking the following link: http://news.yahoo.com/conversations-malala-yousafzai-girl-stood-taliban-133500248.html Her courage and conviction is a living example of one thing that never dies. Click on the link below to listen […]

Cultural Reconciliation – Dia de la Raza

Posted on October 8, 2012 3 Comments

Reflections on Wearing the Manta When I wear Hopi dress do I take on thousands of years of spiritual tradition over 500 years of recorded history? Do I become Hopi? Is Hopi a state of mind or solely a genetic inheritance? Twenty years ago, I lived in Austin Texas and was the director of the […]

Sarabha

Posted on September 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

This Buddhist tale is a Jataka Tale, a story of one of Shayamuni Buddha’s earlier lives. It is a touching story of compassion and kindness. Click on the link below to hear the story. http://storytellingtheater.com/storytellingtheater.com/PERFORMANCE/Entries/2011/9/30_sarabha.html

Today is National Voter Registration Day

Posted on September 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

Since today is National Voter Registration Day, I’m sharing my voting story. It has been revised and shortened for a presentation I will be making as part of Native Vote Action week for Elementary students. PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE AND VOTE. No one person is perfect, but if we do not contribute our vote to […]

Journey to Hopiland – FIRST SORROW

Posted on September 22, 2012 6 Comments

In July the family moved from Minneapolis to Duluth. The new house had two stories and an attic where Denise and her sisters slept. The house was attached to other houses that looked the same. Denise settled into her new home and wondered where she would go to school. She hoped it wouldn’t be the […]

Kenelinda

Posted on September 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

This African folktale of love, loss, courage, and resurrection is one of my favorite. Enjoy. Just click onto the link below. http://storytellingtheater.com/storytellingtheater.com/PERFORMANCE/Entries/2011/5/13_kenelinda.html

Journey to Hopiland – Alone in Kindergarten

Posted on September 8, 2012 2 Comments

This is the first story in the series I began two weeks ago with the poetic story of my birth. This is a story I have told to children in schools. Your children may enjoy this story too. The fun days of summer were coming to an end but Denise was not sad. Sure, she […]

The Rewards of Positive Persistance – A Folktale for Returning to School

Posted on September 1, 2012 Leave a Comment

Today, for the listening pleasure of young and old, is the story of a young man who used changing circumstances and confidence in himself to achieve his goal. Just click on the link below and enjoy. http://storytellingtheater.com/storytellingtheater.com/PERFORMANCE/Entries/2011/7/31_crickets_riddle.html

The Story of My Birth – The Ballad of Mama Queen

Posted on August 25, 2012 3 Comments

Beginning a new career path as a school nurse at a small elementary school in the heart of the Hopi Nation causes me to reflect on this journey that has led me here. My childhood dreams have changed through time. I began reflecting on my life when I was in fourth grade with my first […]