In Ojibwe culture, winter is storytelling season. During the month of January, the Wisconsin Historical Society has been celebrating storytelling by featuring Ojibwe storytellers in a four-part virtual series every Tuesday evening.
The final event of the series on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. will feature Liz Arbuckle, a member of the Bad River Chippewa in northern Wisconsin, where she currently resides. She is a senior councilwoman on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Council.
“Storytelling is one way that wisdom and knowledge is passed from one generation to the next. It’s an important aspect of our Ojibwe culture. This series is an opportunity to share that type of experience with a broader audience,” said Liz Arbuckle, the northern outreach coordinator for the Wisconsin Historical Society, in a statement.
Arbuckle earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan. Her areas of expertise are Native American culture and history and ethnic group identity.
Registration is free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to register. Visit the Wisconsin Historical Society’s YouTube page to view recordings of past programs from the 2024 Ojibwe Storytelling Series.
