Childhood: A Journey Series: Storytelling The Navaho Way

15 minutes 28 seconds

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Tells how storytelling among the Navaho people teaches a Navaho child who his people are and how that defines him and how oral tradition passes the culture and traditions of one generation to the next.

Media Details

Runtime: 15 minutes 28 seconds

Topic: Arts, History, Literature, Social Science
Subtopic: Multiculturalism, Native Americans, Storytelling
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2006
Producer/Distributor: Benchmark Media

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