密歇根新闻广播 篝火的故事

 

Each year, Native American kids can enjoy a cultural summer camp experience at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi's Rodgers Lake campus¹. Many of the camp activities are built around cultural teachings², and a big part of that is telling stories passed down through generations.

Colin Wesaw is a tribal³ elder and leader in the Pokagon Band community. He often tells stories at Camp Ke Gbeshmen in Dowagiac. The 63-year-old started telling stories when he was just 18.

He joined Stateside to talk about the importance of stories, and to share a tale about making choices.

"I tell stories that have value to them, because I believe that we don't have a lot of values today," Wesaw said. "The stories I tell are all Native American, and come from a variety of nations. But they all have value to them."

At Ke Gbeshmen, Wesaw carries on the tradition inspired by his father and elders in his community as a way to express how beautiful his Native culture is. They used to tell him to listen to the stories, and that "they're not stories, they're pathways, they're teachings."

So, as you imagine sitting around the campfire, listening to Wesaw telling the story of "The Boy and the Snake," don't just listen. Consider what value can be gained from a story passed down from generation to generation.

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 teachings   

n.教学( teaching的名词复数 )；教学工作；教诲；学说

参考例句：

• We must never be unworthy of our teachers' untiring and sincere teachings. 我们决不要辜负老师的谆谆教导。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Party's teachings were ringing in her ears. 党的教导在她耳边回响。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。