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Join PSPL for Story by Story, a monthly series for adults and teens, where storytellers from around the country share stories reflecting diverse cultures, beliefs, and experiences. Performances run 45-60 minutes, followed by an up-to 30 minute discussion opportunity. An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided for all events.Johnny Moses brings Traditional and Contemporary Stories from the Northwest Coast to the PSPL stage.
Johnny Moses is a Tulalip Native American raised in the remote Nuu-chah-nulth village of Ohiat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada. He was raised in the traditional ways by his grandparents and sent by his elders to share their teachings with all people. Johnny is a master storyteller, oral historian, traditional healer, and respected spiritual leader.
Johnny, whose traditional name is Whis.stem.men.knee (Walking Medicine Robe), carries the Si.Si.Wiss (sacred breath, sacred life) medicine teachings and healing ceremonies of his Northwest Coast people.
Fluent in eight Native languages, he is a traveling ambassador for Northwest Coast cultures. He shares the knowledge and richness of his spiritual and cultural traditions with people across the United States and Canada through storytelling, lectures and workshops.
Johnny has been a featured storyteller at hundreds of venues, including the National Storytelling Festival (Jonesborough, Tennessee), Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, Washington), Talking Island Festival (Honolulu, Hawaii), Three Apples Festival (Harvard, Massachusetts), and the Sierra Storytellers Festival (Nevada City, California).
Between 1981-85, Johnny taught the Coast Salish traditional songs and dances to a group of children at the Tulalip Reservation, many of whom were members of his family. They became known as the Tulalip Coast Salish Powwow Club and ended up performing the dances at many local schools and cultural events.
Please register at https://www.pspl.org/event/story-moses. For more information, contact Diane Dehoney at (502) 352-2665 x100 or [email protected].
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319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, United States, Kentucky 40601
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