Northwest Indian Storytellers Association

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Membership is open again. Master storytellers, emerging storytellers, and anyone who wants to learn their tribe's stories are welcome.

Why join

Carry the Stories Forward

✓  Learn from master storytellers
✓  Apply to apprentice at the November 2027 gathering
✓  Share your stories with the community
✓  Hear first about storytelling events

Questions? Email KJ Moore at kj@wisdomoftheelders.org.

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Storyteller at a past Wisdom of the Elders storytelling gathering
Storyteller at a past Wisdom of the Elders storytelling gathering
Storyteller at a past Wisdom of the Elders storytelling gathering
Storyteller at a past Wisdom of the Elders storytelling gathering

“I feel today more of a storyteller than I have ever felt. We all have stories.”

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Victor Mandan telling a traditional story▶

The Winter Story returns

A Gathering for the Next Generation

Watch master storyteller Victor Mandan, see our 2026 to 2027 events, and learn how apprentices will receive the stories at the November 2027 gathering.

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