Supporting Diversity and Inclusion With Story

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.

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.

Foreword: Sharing the Love: Honoring Our World's Cultures through StoriesixMargaret Read MacDonaldIntroductionSherry Norfolk and Lyn FordPrologue: Why Folktales?Milbre Burch1.Voices Lifting Up the Legacy of the First NationsGluskonba and the Animals: A Traditional Abenaki Story1Retold by Joseph BruchacWhy Thunder is a Friend to the Cherokees5As told by Gayle RossLifting the Sky: A Salish Star Story Told by Vi (taq?s?blu) Hilbert9Recounted by Rebecca ChamberlainThe Changer (duk?ib?l)11Told by Chief William Shelton, Tulalip 1923Dance in a Buffalo Skull16Retold by Zitkala-Sa2.Voices Coursing from the Mountains and Seas East to the Pacific Ocean and BeyondThe Crane Wife21Retold by Anne ShimojimaLegend of the Morning Glory25Adapted by Brenda Wong AokiHelp Yourself: A Folktale from Hawaii40Retold by Nyla Fujii-BabbThe Man Who Could Make the Trees Blossom (Hanasaka Jiijii)43Retold by Alton Takiyama-ChungBoundless Strength: A Japanese Legend48Retold by Motoko3.Voices Carried West from Europe to the Span of Two American ContinentsThe Time Jack Went to Seek His Fortune55Retold by Donald DavisMargarita, La Cucarachita60Adapted by Olga LoyaThe Tunic of a Happy Man64Retold by Antonio SacreLa Llorona70Crafted by Jasmin CardenasChango and the Drum77Retold by David Gonzalez4.Voices Declaring the Diversity of the African DiasporaSukeyna's Journey: A Wolof Tale79Adapted by Charlotte Blake AlstonFrom the story "Kumba Am Ndey ak Kumba Amul Ndey"Yelling without Being Loud86By Rex Ellis (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford)Contests: Tales of Competition and Determination91Retold by Lyn FordAdachi: A Dilemma Tale95By Karen "Queen Nur" Abdul-Malik (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford)Anansi and the Magic Cauldron: An Ashanti Tale100Retold by Bobby NorfolkOle Sis Goose105As told by Diane Ferlatte5.Voices Beyond Boundaries: A Deeper UnderstandingWhen the Story Is Ended: Storytelling for Community-Building109By Charles TempleEpilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?Heather ForestIndexAbout the Editors