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Wintertime is an important and sacred time in Indigenous communities. In the cold winter months, it’s a time where traditional stories and teachings are shared. In that spirit, Indigenous Storytelling Month 2025 takes place from February 1-28.
Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples (LSSAP) has some excellent programming planned with partners like the Reid Thompson Library and City of Humboldt Cultural Services.
Previously Aboriginal Storytelling month, the initiative has renewed its named explains Project Coordinator Jessica Generoux.
“The term Aboriginal is being phased out in all organizations,” says project coordinator Jessica Generoux. “Indigenous is inclusive of our Inuit, Métis, and First Nations people. It’s important to us that the name reflect the diversity of our community.”
Throughout the month of February, Storytelling events are held by libraries and cultural partners in communities throughout Saskatchewan. This year, the Humboldt & District Gallery and the Reid-Thompon Public Library are partnering to bring an amazing Storyteller to the Humboldt Gallery on Tuesday, February 4, at 7pm.
Joseph Naytowhow returns to share knowledge through story, song and artifacts. Naytowhow is an award-winning Plains/Woodland Cree (nehiyaw) singer/songwriter, storyteller, and voice, stage and film actor from the pakitahwâkan-sâkahikan Sturgeon Lake First Nation Band in Saskatchewan.
As a child, Joseph was influenced by his grandfather’s traditional and ceremonial chants as well as the sounds of the fiddle and guitar. Today he is renowned for his unique style of Cree/English storytelling, combined with original contemporary music and traditional First Nations drum and rattle songs. Due to his passion for collaborating with artists, sharing stories, and cultural knowledge his schedule continues to be robust. He also presently serves as cultural advisor/knowledge keeper with the U of S in the College of Law three days per week.
The program is free to attend at the Gallery. More information on the event is available through the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery.