Name: Native American Storytelling with Suzanne Jones
Start: 2025-11-20T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Scenic Regional Library Pacific Branch

Native American Storytelling with Suzanne Jones

Missouri Humanities Speaker and Storyteller Suzanne Jones joins us to share traditional stories told primarily by the Choctaw, Cherokee, and Delaware Nations/Tribes, all of which Jones is either a tribal member of or descended from. These stories are often told to educate children or entertain people at gatherings.
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Program Summary:
This presentation focuses on traditional stories told primarily by Choctaw, Cherokee, and Delaware Nations/tribes, all of which Jones is either a tribal member or descended from. These stories are often told to educate children or entertain people at gatherings.
Presenter Bio:
Suzanne Jones is a high school science teacher in the Ferguson Florissant School District. She received a bachelor of science degree in zoology, a master’s degree in biology, and a teaching certification from Arkansas State University. From 1999 until its close, she was involved in the American Indian Center of St. Louis. Since then she has tried to provide education about Native Americans in Missouri and specifically the St. Louis area through a variety of presentations and venues including scouting groups, schools, museums, and libraries.
Jones has primarily talked to school groups in these presentations on a variety of topics, for example: Minority Scholars (Native American Differences), English class (Native America is still here), FACS (Native foods) and FLAM (Reclaiming Native American Languages. Her focus tends to be on the southeastern Native Americans and Pan-Native American experience.