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| Chehalis storyteller Curtis DuPuis recording stories in a studio at Jack Straw Productions |
Native American Stories of Washington is a project designed to document and preserve stories and legends (with professional quality recordings), as told by some of Washington state’s important Native American tradition bearers from the Lummi, Yakama, Jamestown S’Klallam, Chehalis, Skokomish (Twana), Quinalt and Makah/Squaxin tribes. It was coordinated by Northwest Heritage Resources, in
partnership with Jack Straw Productions and the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College.
This project was funded in part by the Folk & Traditional Arts Program at the
National Endowment for the Arts, and we also wish to extend our thanks to the Washington State Arts Commission for ongoing support.
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| Yakama elder and story teller Virginia Beavert in the recording studio at Jack Straw Productions. |
Final Celebratory Event
Please join us for an afternoon of Native American legends and stories, as told by the seven Native elders involved in this project. The event is free and open to the public.
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State
College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia, WA 98505.
Native American elders and storytellers from Washington state who have been recorded for the project in 2008:
Virginia Beavert - Yakama
Pauline
Hillaire - Lummi
Curtis DuPuis - Chehalis
Delbert Miller - Skokomish
Elaine Grinnell – Jamestown S’Klallam
Harvest Moon – Quinalt
Cecil Cheeka – Makah & Squaxin
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New CD:
Lummi Legends: Pauline Hillaire
Released as part of this project, the CD includes six traditional Lummi legends as told by her father, Kwul-Kwul-‘tu (Joseph Hillaire).
CDs can also be purchased directly from Pauline Hillaire or Northwest Heritage Resources.