The Government of Saskatchewan has designed February 2023 as "Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month." Numerous events are being celebrated around the province; we'll highlight a couple of connections to more information here:
For 20 years, the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month project has been hosted by the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples committee. The goals of SAS Month are:
- To support and promote First Nations, Metis & Inuit oral storytelling traditions in Saskatchewan
- To celebrate First Nations, Metis & Inuit history, language & culture
- To promote cross-cultural relationships and understanding by promoting storytelling as an important foundational cultural activity
- To facilitate and grow a living oral storytelling collection
- To share the vision of the LSSAP Committee: Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples collaborates through partnerships to enrich communities by promoting and improving library services for Aboriginal peoples.
Learn more at https://www.lssap.ca/sk-aboriginal-storytelling-2023
The Sâkêwêwak Annual Storyteller’s Festival (February 17-19, Regina) is a community-based, multidisciplinary arts showcase featuring Indigenous artists. During this annual event, many Indigenous artists are invited to participate as an opportunity to share their diverse artistic practices with the Regina community.
This year’s festival involves Indigenous storytelling told through a variety of contemporary art forms including dance, theatre, music, and performance. Their theme this year is, sâkitawâhk, a Cree word meaning, “where the rivers meet.” With a special focus on gender and 2Spirit identities, sâkitawâhk celebrates the true spirit of the festival as a point of gathering and kinship through collaboration, interconnectivity, and community.
Learn more at https://sakewewak.ca/events/festival/
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner is hosting free virtual storytelling sessions throughout the month of February.
View the calendar of events: http://www.otc.ca/attend_an_event.html
