Digital storytelling to preserve cultures

Jan 28, 2020 | 12:54 PM

PRINCE GEORGE–Children in Grades 6 & 7 are benefitting from a new research partnership between the Naz’azdli Whut’en and UNBC.

Digital storytelling may be the way of the future, helping pass on and preserve cultures while developing integrational relationships at the same time.

UNBC Assistant Professor of Nursing, Dr. Shannon Freeman and Nak’azdli Health Director Jenny Martin co-led the program, consisting of 10 sessions.

The students listened, recorded and added imagery and sound to the digital versions of stories that had been verbally shared with them by Naz’azdli Whut’en Elders.

“It’s a win for the children because they loved learning technology and they enjoyed the stories and it’s a win for the Elders because they loved coming out and they could see the children were enthusiastic. The Elders felt valued,” Freeman says.

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The idea to create this form of storytelling was induced by wanting to make meaningful opportunities for Elders in the community.

“We conducted a survey of Elders in the community and discovered that many of them felt lonely,” Martin says. “This is a project that Elders got excited about; they really enjoyed going to the school and sharing their stories.”

The workshop also aligned with the BC School curriculum.

by Veronica Beltran

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