Oral Tradition: The Importance of Oral History and Oral Storytelling. Patty Loew, speaker.
Free and Open to the Public!
Professor Patty Loew (Mashkiiziibii Ojibwe) will give an informal talk about oral tradition and the importance of oral history and oral storytelling. Professor Loew will talk about some of her experiences documenting oral history, and will share tips on how to do it successfully.
CoSponsored by the Friends of the Madeline Island Museum, Flicker House and the Madeline Island Historical Preservation Association.
As a professor in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Prof. Loew taught Native American Environmental Issues and the Media and journalism history to undergraduates and led a "Medill Explores" course for graduate students. She recently retired as director of Northwestern's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research.
Since 2006 she has led the Tribal Youth Media initiative, a digital media project that seeks to help create the next generation of Native American storytellers and land stewards.
Professor Loew is a citizen of Mashkiiziibii, The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
