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”
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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”
Cap’s Off to You! – Simon Otto (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
Simon Otto’s home was the place of many stories. He was born in that home with his mother instructing his father of how to deliver him. He heard many stories of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe that he then would share with others. Many meetings were conducted there by his father, Foster, for the MichiganContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Simon Otto (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”