February 19-23 was Indigenous Storytelling Week at University of Wisconsin-Superior. Two events were held on campus in the evening. Ojibwe Storytelling Night held on Tuesday, February 20 featured Dr. Michael Migizi Sullivan, a prominent Anishinaabe linguist.
Mike “Migizi” Sullivan during storytelling week. | Photo by Mikayla Swanson
Thursday, February 22, saw students from the History of Indigenous Peoples course offered by
the First Nations Studies department reading “Dreamtime,” Indigenous Australian stories by Kath
Walker.
Both events started at 6 p.m. and were open to the public, including a Zoom option for anyone
who couldn’t make it in person.
On Wednesday, February 21, a pop-up library in the Yellowjacket Atrium was available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for students and members of the community with a Jim Dan Hill Library card to use. During the lunch hour on Friday, Feb. 23, students and faculty could gather at the Jim Dan Hill Library First Floor to discuss and share Indigenous-focused literature, media, and art.
Sullivan retold Ojibwe stories from Anishinaabe cultures. | Photo by Mikayla Swanson
Dillion Krisik, President of the Native Nations Student Organization and Student Mentor/Success Coach with the Indigenous Cultures Resource Center, said that if students missed the Storytelling events, there are more events coming up this spring. On April 3 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., there will be an Ojibwe style lacrosse event held in the Yellowjacket Union Plaza. Students can learn how to play Ojibwe-style lacrosse and have lunch together.
