Ho-Chunk Nation receives grant for digital storytelling pilot project

By Lynette LeGarde



The Ho-Chunk Nation received grant in the amount of $14,630.00 for a Digital Storytelling Pilot Project from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado.  The Ho-Chunk Nation Museum Director met with Ho-Chunk Nation Legislators and representatives from the Tomah Youth Services Program on June 21, 2016 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin for a photo.
 The plans for the project will include a collaboration between the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Heritage Preservation and Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Social Services Tomah Youth Services Division.  This will be a 10 week program that will include a trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum, photography training, storytelling training and a final online project. 
 Ho-Chunk Nation Vice President Darren Brinegar stated, “The Ho-Chunk Nation is grateful to receive this grant.  We look forward to the implementation of this program and involving the Ho-Chunk youth.  We are excited to have them involved and learning about the oral tradition of storytellers.”
 The Ho-Chunk Nation Museum Director Josephine Lee stated, “I am excited to see the direction that the students will take to explore what it means to them to be Ho-Chunk for this project. I am also looking forward to this project becoming something for the broader Ho-Chunk community. I hope that it inspires everyone to think about how our culture shapes who we are. The project, once complete, will be available online for everyone to view.”  The project will begin on July 12, 2016


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