Storynorth is the 2011 annual conference of the Storytellers of Canada-Raconteurs du CanadaIt will be held 26-29 May in Yellowknife, NWT.
The First Telling: North /South/East/West - Thursday May 26 9:00 – 10:00pm
As an opening session, the FirstTelling will take place as part of the Opening Reception. Attending Tellers are all eligible for this opening set as upon registering they will be asked to designate themselves from one of the four directions in relation to their northern setting. Example – Alberta is due south and everything east of that is East and everything west of that is West. (it will make for some new Canadian alliances.) Their names will then be placed in a direction box and then drawn from the box t the beginning of the reception. These drawn tellers are then asked to bring us an opening story celebrating their direction.
Welcome Story: Dawn Lacey: The Break of Bread -Friday May 27, 2011 10:00am
Dawn Lacey has been breaking bread to begin the NACC Storytelling Festivals for many years and this year will be no different. The significance of coming together to listen, to share and to break newly baked bread, whose recipe has been passed down through the generations is a grounded commencement for the Conference.
Next Gen Tellers Concert - Friday May 27, 2011 2:15 -3:15pm
One of the concerns raised by storytelling organizations has been – where is the next generation of tellers? What stories are they telling? Where are they telling? The first formal concert of the Conference will focus upon four young northern tellers who are able to rip it up and put it out there. The concert will feature Aaron Hernandez, Annie Fletcher, Reneltta Arluk and Elora Braden. The concert promises to be a contrast of new light and dark and youthful beats and introspection. Lots of surprises in store.
Storytelling and Northern Development with Patrick Scott - Friday May 27, 2011 3:30 – 5:00pm
Patrick Scott is a veteran of northern development. “Stories Told” is his recently published book he will take you back into the epic journey of the Berger Inquiry where Judge Berger travelled from one northern community to another to hear stories told from the hearts of the people who lived in the North from time immemorial, Through the telling of vivid stories about life on the land, the course of development history in Canada was altered as the Mackenzie Valley pipeline was halted and democracy was reborn. This is a special workshop of interest to all who believe in the power of stories to be able to reform the world we live in.
Caribou Droppings Concert - Friday May 27, 2011 8:00 – 9:30pm
The Friday evening concert will take you across the northern half of Canada featuring tellers from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The concert will be hosted by Ben Nind (NWT) and will feature Sharon Shorty (Yukon), Pat Braden (NWT), Michael Kusagak (Nunavut) and Moira Cameron (NWT) with a special appearance by Rene Fumoleau (NWT).
Welcome Story: Moira Cameron - Saturday May 28, 2011 10:00am
Moira Cameron will greet the new day with a morning story. Moira has been known to the Canadian storytelling scene since she performed at the first 1001 Friday Nights storytelling club in Toronto. She made an impression then, and she is still at it. Although she loves telling traditional folk tales or performing recitations, Moira has devoted much of her performing talents to the ‘singing’ story form –ancient ballads of England, Scotland, the US and Canada.
Storytelling and Self Determination with John B Zoe. -
Saturday May 28, 2011 2:00 – 3:30pm Northern Heritage Centre
John B Zoe is a member of the Tåîchô Nation and currently serves as the senior advisor to the Tåîchô Government. Mr. Zoe was born and raised in Behchokö and was appointed chief negotiator to represent the Tåîchô in negotiations with the governments of Canada to help settle the land claim and obtain self-government. The final agreement and the Tåîchô Government became effective on August 2005. His linkage of stories to the roots of identity are unshakeable. This workshop is for those interested in how we identify ourselves within our own culture.
Accessing You Greatest Resource – Ivan Coyot
Saturday May 29, 2011 3:30 – 5:00pm
Northern Arts and Cultural Centre Ivan Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. An award-winning author of six collections of short stories, one novel, three CD’s, four short films and a renowned performer, Ivan’s first love is live storytelling, and over the last seventeen years she has become an audience favourite at music, poetry, spoken word and writer’s festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam. Ivan will be exploring the theme of personal experience as an unlimited renewable resource for storytelling material. This is an essential workshop for those who want to free up, get down and get dirty from a master of personal reflections of her own space and the world that surrounds her.
Telling the Wood Buffalo National Park Story – Ria Coleman
Saturday May 29, 2011 3:30 – 5:00pm Northern Heritage Centre
Ria is a South Slave Métis woman of Beaulieu lineage, who was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. She is the great, great, great granddaughter of Francois Beaulieu II, who is the first Métis man of the Northwest Territories. Ria’s Chipewyan (Dene) ancestors have lived in this area for 10,000 years. Ria is also head of park interpretation for Wood Buffalo National Park and a leader in park education through storytelling initiatives. Ria will be presenting a host of stories and tools used to celebrate North Americas largest park.
Caribou Droppings Concert 2 - Saturday May 28, 2011 8:00 – 9:30pm
The Saturday evening concert will take you into the heart of the north featuring tellers from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The concert will be hosted by Sharon Shorty (Yukon) and will feature Ria Coleman (NWT), Jim Green (NWT), Michael Kusagak (Nunavut) and John B Zoe (NWT) with a special appearance by Michel Labine (NWT).
Welcome Story: Jim Green NWT - Sunday May 29, 2011 10:00am
Jim Green will kick the final morning of the gathering to the moon. He is a celebrated storyteller, poet, writer, broadcaster, and performer who has been living in the Northwest Territories of Canada for more than forty years. He’s a gyrating old counter-culture buzzard with a keen wit, sharp tongue, twinkling eye, and an infectious sense of wonder at this life.
Caribou Droppings Concert 3 - Sunday May 29, 2011 2:30 – 4:00pm
The Saturday evening concert will take you to the edge of the polar shelf and then back again featuring tellers from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The concert will be hosted by Michael Kusagak (Nunavut) and will feature Sharon Shorty (Yukon), Jim Green (NWT), Moira Cameron (Nunavut) and Ivan Coyote (Yukon) with a special appearance by Pat Braden (NWT).
Note: That these events/details are as planned at this time and the schedule may change at anytime.
For more information go to the SC-CC and to Storynorth websites.
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