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Story Telling Resources
Southern Poverty Law Center
A non-profit organization that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination
through education and litigation.
http://www.splcenter.org
Teaching Tolerance Web site (new for spring 2001)
Web-based interactive lessons and games that K-12 educators, parents and
children can use to foster an understanding and appreciation of differences.
http://www.tolerance.org
Museum of Tolerance
Explore the Museum's exhibits, Arts and Lectures Series, Tools, for Tolerance
and youth education.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com
National Storytelling Membership Organization
The web page of the National Storytelling Membership Association, with
links to its Festival, organization, and resources.
http://www.storynet.org
Activated Storytellers on National Tour
Theatrical Stories for children of all ages at schools, libraries, museums
and other locations across the nation. Folktales, classics and poetry
incorporating a variety of performing art skills and American Sign Language.
http://www.activated-storytellers.com
National Storytelling Festival
Held in October of each year in Historic Jonesborough Tennessee. The festival
is acclaimed as one of the top 100 Events in North America and has sparked
a renaissance of storytelling across the U.S. Internationally known storytellers
feature worldwide folklore, age-old myths, cowboy poetry, hilarious yarns,
ghost stories, etc.
http://www.storytellingfestival.net
Storytelling: the Art of Knowledge
Canadian Museum of Civilization's website on the cultural storytelling
of the First Nations peoples: the Inuvialuit, Algonquin, Métis
and Cree, Nisgaa, Abenaki and the Mikmaq.
http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/fph/storytel/introeng.html
Voices of Illusion Youth Storytelling Site
The "first full time high school storytelling program in the country,"
according to the National Storytelling Network of USA. It includes information
about the award-winning high school storytelling troupe Voices of Illusion
and their nationally
recognized coach Kevin D. Cordi.
http://www.youthstorytelling.com
Black Storytellers Alliance
Keeping alive the tradition of the African Griots and storytellers in
the U.S.
http://www.blackstorytellers.com
Keepers Of The Culture
Cultural arts organization in Philadelphia, perpetuating the African and
African-American oral tradition. Affiliated with the National Association
of Black Storytellers.
http://www.kotc.org
Stories of the Dreaming - Story List
A full list of stories on the Stories of the Dreaming website - a collaboration
between Australia's Cultural Network (through the Federal Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) and the Australian
Museum.
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/storylist.htm
MYTHING LINKS
An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies,
Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Traditions
http://www.mythinglinks.org/
Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth
"Native American traditional stories -- myths and legends from many
tribes, times, places."
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/stories/myths.html
Storytelling Foundation International
Promoting the power of storytelling and its creative applications to produce
positive change in our society. http://www.storytellingfoundation.org
Norwegian Storyteller Association
Preserving the oral tradition of storytelling in Norway. (Info in English
and Norwegian). http://home.newmedia.no/~nff/nffenglish.html
Storytellers School of Toronto
Supports creative work in the art of storytelling.
http://www.web.net/~storytel/index.htm
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
Monthly song and story swap, free newsletter.
http://www.filbert.com/pvfs
The Storytelling Ring Home
We want to provide a ring open to any who are interested in sharing the
art of oral narrative. The content of your site must feature a Storytelling
Artist*, OR provide resources for Storytellers
http://www.tiac.net/users/papajoe/ring.htm
Medieval/Renaissance Storytelling Resources
Article by David Friedman and Elizabeth Cook on period sources. Bibliography,
links.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/period_sources_for_story_telling.html
Storyteller.net
Storytelling community. Event listings, discussion groups search features
to locate storytellers and more.
http://www.storyteller.net
Story-telling.com: The Story-Telling Center
The Storytelling Center, sponsored by the Storybook Lady, includes online
Seasonal & Holiday Stories, a list of internet story-telling resources
and a bookstore.
http://www.story-telling.com/
Storytelling University Programs
List of colleges and universities offering instruction about/in storytelling
& oral narrative. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~emiller/story-studies.html
Native American Prophecies
This site contains some Native American prophecies with compehensive descriptions
(The Warrior of the Rainbow, Lakota Sioux prophecies, Hopi prophecies,
etc.) Large collection of myths and stories.
http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/prophecy/prophecies.html
Myths and Legends
Myths and Legends Last altered May 26th, 2000.
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth2.html
Irish/Celtic Ghost Stories
Short summaries of a few tales with illustrations.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9260/index.html
IRISH LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, AND DRAMA
HISTORY LANGUAGE PERIODICALS Celtic History Celtic History Ancient to
Modern The Story of the Irish Race
Irish History on the Web History of Ireland Ireland History in Maps The
Archaeology of Ancient Ireland.
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/
5 Minute Irish Stories
A collection of traditional Irish stories.
http://www.toad.net/~sticker/blackbx.html
Irish Fairy Folk
Images from the ancient tales combined with observations.
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bj333/faries.html
Legends - Fairy Tales - Selchies
Celtic Selchies, Selkies, Mermaids
http://www.legends.dm.net/fairy/selchies.html
Ancient Greek Mythology
A breif description of many of the tales in ancient Greek mythology, from
the creation of the world to the creation of man. The stories of Ancient
Greece in a simple, easy-to-read narrative.
http://www.allsands.com/Misc2/ancientgreekmy_ubq_gn.htm
Jack Tales
Resources on the Jack Tale and Appalachian storytelling tradition.
http://www.traverse.com/mwg/epub/jacktales/index.html
Fables, Myths, and Legends of the Q'anjob'al Maya
Fernando Peñalosa's collection of stories from the native peoples
of the Cuchumat'n mountains of Guatemala.
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya/mayastor.html
Hasidic Stories
Stories plus articles, links, resources. Maintained by storyteller Doug
Lipman.
http://www.hasidic.storypower.com
Korean Folktales
Translated and with commentary by Dr. Jason Namsik Joh.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu004
Tales of Traditional Wisdom
Small collection of stories from indigenous people of Australia and North
America. Collected by students (grades 3-6) as an online project.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~reed/global/mythstor.html
Drum stories from around the world
Short descriptions and references.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mmbt/www/percussion/drum-tales.html
Yeffry's Children Story Collections
Indonesian stories for children. Some are written in English, most are
in Indonesian. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5385/story.html
Fables
More than 655 fables. Includes: Aesop, Ambrose Bierce, and La Fontaine.
Indexed with morals, fairy tales, mythology, stories, sound clips, images,
and message forum.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop
Romanian Fairy Tales
Small but well chosen collection of traditional Romanian Fairy Tales.
The stories found here are accurate renditions of classic Romanian fairy
tales but retold in the authors own words. Great care has been taken to
ensure that none of the spirit of these stories was lost during the writing
of these versions
http://members.tripod.com/Dragonrest/fairytales.html
Russian Fairy Tales
Several Russian Fairy Tales with illustrations
http://www.lacquerbox.com/tales.htm
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
from the English Translation: H. P. Paull (1872). Original Illustrations
by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frølich. Very comprehensive and
informative site.
http://hca.gilead.org.il
Northumbrian Folk Tales
Traditional folk tales, songs, poems and rhymes from around the north
east.
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~patkinson/folk.htm
Vietnamese Folk Tales
Vietnamese Boatpeople Connection - Tradional Folk Tales. Vietnamese font
required for some words and phrases.
http://www.boatpeople.com/vn_folktales/index.html
Indian Mythology site with stories and folk tales from India
A site with lots of stories from Indian mythology including stories of
Gods,stories of kings, stories of demons,gita, vishnu, folk tales of Panchatantra,
jataka tales etc. A education resource for all kids across india and world.
http://www.indianmythology.com
Russian Folk Tales and Folk Belief
Everything you thought you knew about Russian tales ---- but did you really
http://user.aol.com/MHoll/Tales/RussianFolktalePage.html
Western Yugur Steppe
The Western Yugur or Yellow Uygur people are a small, Turkic speaking
community living in the province of Gansu in China. Includes folk tales
and fables.
http://www2.cybercities.com/w/westernyugur/index.htm
A Collection of Indian Children's Stories
A huge collection of Indian children's stories from Akbar and Birbal,
folk tales from Panchatantra, legends of Ramayana, Mahabharata and Krishna,
and stories of great Indian leaders like Shivaji, Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore,
Aurobindo, Nehru, Indira, Buddha, Mahavir, Subhash Bose, Shashtri, Theresa,
Vivekanand, etc.
http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories
Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme Page
This CLN menu page provides links to English curricular resources and
instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of stories
and fairy tales
http://www.cln.org/themes/fairytales.html
Stories of the Feri Folk
Fairy and folk tales from around the world, with a focus on Norway. Includes
some modern day fairy stories.
http://www.feri.com/dawn/storyindex.html
Folklore and Faery Tales - Poland
Short but interesting folklore tales from Poland and the Slavic countries
http://www.okana.net/faerytls.html
Storytelling Foundation International
Storytelling Foundation International is building on our 25-year history
to promote the power of storytelling and its creative applications to
build a better world.
http://www.storytellingfoundation.net
Storytelling, Drama, Creative Dramatics, Puppetry & Readers Theater
for Children & Young Adults
Oral interpretation of literature through dramatic activity, storytelling
or Reader's Theater is an effective method of promoting enjoyment of literature,
developing oral expression and increasing reading comprehension. This
site indexes and links to other internet sites that offer resources for
such activities.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.htm
Storyteller.net
Picture yourself in a theater that has just closed. The performers come
out onto the stage and start talking with you in the audience. This is
where the fun begins, and where the Amphitheater is taking you.....many
interviews with tellers.
http://www.storyteller.net/amphitheater/
Story Arts Online!
Storytelling in the classroom, lesson plans and activities, story library,
articles, links, curriculum ideas exchange, story arts theatre, newsletter.
http://www.storyarts.org/index.html
The Encyclopedia Mythica
An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and ledgend.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/
Tales from the Story Bag Storyteller Harlynne Geisler
http://www.swiftsite.com/storyteller/
NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN RESOURCES
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Starlore of Native America.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~skywise/legends.html
Tell a Tale
Tales to laugh at - tales to wonder at.
If you love the theatre, you'll definitely love storytelling. It combines the intensity of a play by a solo performer with the intimacy of a one-to-one conversation.
Richard Martin tells stories throughout Europe and as far away as India, Singapore, Hong Kong and America - in theatres, universities, schools, for business companies or private parties.
http://www.tellatale.eu
ABORIGINAL STAR KNOWLEDGE & Native American Astronomy
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html
National Storytelling Festival
Homepage for the yearly festival in Jonesborough Tennessee.
http://www.storytellingfestival.net/
Bibliomania
Over 700 classic short stories from the world's greatest authors.
http://www.bibliomania.com/ShortStories/
Jack Tales and Folklore
http://www.ibiblio.org/bawdy/folklore/tales.html
Healing Arts SIG
Featuring: A bibliography alphabetized by author (and future formats will
also organize the material by content and application). Seasonal Newsletters
Web links to other organizations and projects that use story for therapeutic
purposes.
http://www.healingstory.org
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