Workshop : “Native American Storytelling for the Non-Native Teller”

• Event Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009
• Time: 9:00 am–12:00 pm (CST)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: $30.00; pre-registration is required

• Workshop

As part of the Museum's annual Winter Tales event, the Museum will host the workshop “Native American Storytelling for the Non-Native Teller," presented by Tim Tingle. Tim is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a nationally renowned speaker and storyteller, and an award-winning author of Native American fiction and folklore. In this workshop, Tim presents his belief that stories are meant to be shared, knowledgeably and respectfully. Included is a fun and revealing Multiple Choice and True-False exam of Native American stereotypes. Winter Tales events are sponsored by an endowment from Reginald and Gladys Laubin and co-sponsored in part by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. For more information on Tim Tingle, visit our Winter Tales news story.

For further information, or to receive a registration brochure, contact Kim Sheahan at (217) 244-3355 or ksheahan@illinois.edu