Cherokee Days 2016 - Storyteller Robert Lewis 1
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- National Museum of the American Indian
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- 7,658
- Video Title
- Cherokee Days 2016 - Storyteller Robert Lewis 1
- Description
- Cherokee National Treasure, storyteller Robert Lewis, talks about growing up, his family, how he got into telling traditional stories. He tells one story about Rabbit and Possum looking for a wife, and how Rabbit's trickery leads to Possum's appearance. He tells another story about Fox and Crawdad (crayfish) and why it is important to share. This is the first of three storytelling performances by Robert Lewis for the day. The performance was webcast and recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on June 10, 2016.
- Video Duration
- 25 min 23 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"
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- 2016-06-21T20:18:40.000Z
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- Conversations and talks
- YouTube Videos
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- National Museum of the American Indian
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- SmithsonianNMAI
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- Education
- Topic
- Native Americans;American Indians
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