The month of February is Aboriginal Storytelling Month, and it’s moving toward its 20th anniversary this year. To celebrate, Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples and the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Story Project have organized a list of storytelling events throughout February.

Sixty-five story tellers will come to schools and libraries across the province and share stories with virtual and in-person audiences. The Project Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Project, Jessica Generoux, says while traditional stories have huge cultural significance, contemporary story tellers are also important when sharing the customs of aboriginal peoples. The contemporary forms of storytelling that will be present during the month include poetry, film making, acting, comedy, video game creation, and music. Last year there were over 30 thousand listeners, and Generoux hopes to see even more participants this year.

Generoux says that it is crucial that the practice of storytelling be kept alive, as it is the main form of knowledge transfer between generations.