Beginning February 2, 2021, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum is proud to launch a new video series that celebrates Indigenous Storytelling Month.聽 To celebrate this month Elder Hazel Dixon and Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway have recorded 14 Indigenous stories to share with the people of Saskatchewan.聽 These stories will be presented through the Royal Saskatchewan Museum鈥檚 social media and YouTube channels.
Traditionally, storytelling was an important source of entertainment and education during the long nights of the winter months.聽 In southern Saskatchewan, the month of February in Cree is聽尘颈办颈蝉颈飞颈辫卯蝉颈尘聽for the Eagle Moon and for Cree speakers in the north it is the Great Moon or聽办颈蝉卯辫卯蝉颈尘.
鈥淭his video series provides a meaningful way for Elders and storytellers to share their culture and teachings with a larger audience,鈥� Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said.聽 鈥淭he Royal Saskatchewan Museum is the perfect medium that will allow all people of Saskatchewan to learn about Indigenous culture through oral history and imaginative stories.鈥�
This video series runs every other day for the month of February and was developed by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in partnership with Graffiti TV, SaskCulture and the Saskatchewan Teachers鈥� Federation.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
How the Turtle Got Its Shell聽
Thursday, February 4, 2021
How the Months Came to Be
Saturday, February 6, 2021
How the Dreamcatcher Came to Be聽
Monday, February 8, 2021
How Porcupine Got Its Quills
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
How the Tipi Got Its Shape
Friday, February 12, 2021
I鈥檓 a Snake. What Did You Expect?
Sunday, February 14, 2021
The Moose鈥檚 Loose Coat
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
People of the Buffalo Nation聽
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Turtle and the Ground Squirrel
Saturday, February 20, 2021
The Seven Sisters and the Bear聽
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Beaver鈥檚 Tail
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Turtle Goes 小蓝视频
Friday, February 26, 2021
Why the Owl Looks the Way It Does
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Bonus Story聽
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