Supporting Diversity and Inclusion with Story

Today's increasingly interconnected and globalized world demands that students be taught to appreciate human diversity and recognize universally held values and beliefs. Authentic, culturally based folktales can lay the foundation for this cultural understanding. Professional storytellers like editors Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford are deeply committed to bringing people together through story. In this book, they have identified a group of culturally diverse storytellers whose carefully researched tales authentically reflect the cultures from which they come. The book includes well-crafted, culturally authentic folktales contributed by storytellers of varying cultures and ethnicities. Commentaries from the contributors follow each tale, reflecting on the story and its significance to the culture it represents. Sets of questions for teachers and librarians also accompany each story to facilitate discussion. Teachers, librarians, and information specialists find that stories engage students' attention and empathy. The commentaries provide insights into the significance of cultural norms, customs, and beliefs represented in the story, and the discussion questions and guides help them drill down with students to achieve deeper understanding. Resource lists of additional relevant materials at the end of each section promote continued learning.

Lyn Ford is an internationally recognized storyteller and a teaching artist for the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education and the Kennedy Center's Ohio State-Based Collaborative Initiative. Sherry Norfolk, an award-winning storyteller, author, and teaching artist, performs and presents nationally and internationally.

Foreword: Sharing the Love: Honoring Our World's Cultures through Storiesix Margaret Read MacDonald Introduction Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford Prologue: Why Folktales? Milbre Burch 1.Voices Lifting Up the Legacy of the First Nations Gluskonba and the Animals: A Traditional Abenaki Story1 Retold by Joseph Bruchac Why Thunder is a Friend to the Cherokees5 As told by Gayle Ross Lifting the Sky: A Salish Star Story Told by Vi (taq?S?blu) Hilbert9 Recounted by Rebecca Chamberlain The Changer (duk?ib?l)11 Told by Chief William Shelton, Tulalip 1923 Dance in a Buffalo Skull16 Retold by Zitkala-Sa 2.Voices Coursing from the Mountains and Seas East to the Pacific Ocean and Beyond The Crane Wife21 Retold by Anne Shimojima Legend of the Morning Glory25 Adapted by Brenda Wong Aoki Help Yourself: A Folktale from Hawaii40 Retold by Nyla Fujii-Babb The Man Who Could Make the Trees Blossom (Hanasaka Jiijii)43 Retold by Alton Takiyama-Chung Boundless Strength: A Japanese Legend48 Retold by Motoko 3.Voices Carried West from Europe to the Span of Two American Continents The Time Jack Went to Seek His Fortune55 Retold by Donald Davis Margarita, La Cucarachita60 Adapted by Olga Loya The Tunic of a Happy Man64 Retold by Antonio Sacre La Llorona70 Crafted by Jasmin Cardenas Chango and the Drum77 Retold by David Gonzalez 4.Voices Declaring the Diversity of the African Diaspora Sukeyna's Journey: A Wolof Tale79 Adapted by Charlotte Blake Alston From the story "Kumba Am Ndey ak Kumba Amul Ndey" Yelling without Being Loud86 By Rex Ellis (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Contests: Tales of Competition and Determination91 Retold by Lyn Ford Adachi: A Dilemma Tale95 By Karen "Queen Nur" Abdul-Malik (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Anansi and the Magic Cauldron: An Ashanti Tale100 Retold by Bobby Norfolk Ole Sis Goose105 As told by Diane Ferlatte 5.Voices Beyond Boundaries: A Deeper Understanding When the Story Is Ended: Storytelling for Community-Building109 By Charles Temple Epilogue: Where Do We Go from Here? Heather Forest Index About the Editors