Vi Hilbert upheld the Lushootseed language (Coast Salish language from Puget Sound areas) as the last fluent speaker and elder of the Upper Skagit tribe. She told stories of and with this language for many decades. She taught at the University of Washington these skills from 1972 to 1987. A documentary featuring Vi Hilbert calledContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Vi Hilbert (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
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Cap’s Off to You! – Kevin Locke (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
Many wonderful Native American storytellers in the past and in the present share the cultures of so many tribes, though few have ever been remembered quite like Kevin Locke. A shock wave could be felt in the whole world as people wondered, “Would we ever see the like?” Kevin Locke, with his Lakota name ofContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Kevin Locke (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
Cap’s Off to You! – Jerry Smith (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
Jerry Smith, known as the Southern Storyteller, posted the following on his Facebook in 2018, “Stories are the most important element to any speech or presentation. A speaker who rarely uses stories is a speaker who is rarely successful at connecting with their audience.” Perhaps it came to no surprise that besides being a storyteller,Continue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Jerry Smith (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”