The erasure of Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations' rich culture and history has transpired for hundreds of years. This destruction of heritage has caused severe damage to traditional oral storytelling and the history and knowledge interwoven with this ancient practice. Under the guidance of Northwest Coast artist and author David Neel, we worked towards reintroducing this storytelling tradition to contemporary audiences through modern media and digital technologies. After interviewing native elders, anthropologists, and video editors, our team created a YouTube channel and five videos. We hope this will act as the starting point for a more expansive collection of these ancient legends in the future.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Velasquez, Carlos A.
• Chalmers, Marcus A.
• Karshina, Veronika D.

Subject

• Learning
• Culture
• Inclusion
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030821-130822
• 5571

Keyword

• Kwakiutl
• Kwakwaka'wakw
• Oral Storytelling
• Videography
• First Nation
• Storytelling

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Balistrieri, Thomas J.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• David A. Neel

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2021-03-08

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-05-03