November 28, 2012

Animated stories for NA Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month: Check Out These Animated Stories on YouTubeOne may not think of YouTube as being a place to find information about Native American history, but a number of individuals and tribes have taken to using animation to tell their stories.

So, for Native American Heritage Month, here are a few examples of how animation has been used to tell Native stories.
Comment:  The posting includes seven examples of animated Native videos.

For more on the subject, see Halbritter Signs Books, DVDs and Iktomi Cartoons on GoodHealth TV.

Below:  "This animation uses puppets to tell the story of The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend, in which the main character is outsmarted by his would-be dinner with flattery."

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