Oral Storytelling from YWCA Crabtree Corner
Indigenous participants share their journeys and cultural heritage through oral storytelling, preserving traditions and perspectives.
Indigenous participants at YWCA Crabtree Corner were invited to reconnect with their cultural roots through a workshop centered on oral storytelling led by 3 Crows Productions. Grounded in Indigenous perspectives, this experience encouraged participants to preserve and share the time-honoured tradition of passing down stories through spoken word. Each piece presented here is a reflection of the voices and journeys of those who attended.
These are their stories.
“I wanted to have a traditional name, because what I had when I went to residential school was forgotten.”
CW: Residential school, sexual abuse, abuse, alcohol, suicide, addiction
“I know that I had a purpose and that I belonged, and that is through my art.”
CW: Addiction, health, healing
“My daughter is going to be the artwork of my life... I get to be a good parent to my daughter.”
“It’s not something that happened overnight, but I found my strength and tradition in Vancouver.”
“It was a song from our ancestors that would welcome other communities through our reserves.”