Supporting Diversity and Inclusion with Story

Foreword: Sharing the Love: Honoring Our World's Cultures through Storiesix
Margaret Read MacDonald
Introduction
Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford
Prologue: Why Folktales?
Milbre Burch
1.Voices Lifting Up the Legacy of the First Nations
Gluskonba and the Animals: A Traditional Abenaki Story1
Retold by Joseph Bruchac
Why Thunder is a Friend to the Cherokees5
As told by Gayle Ross
Lifting the Sky: A Salish Star Story Told by Vi (taq?S?blu) Hilbert9
Recounted by Rebecca Chamberlain
The Changer (duk?ib?l)11
Told by Chief William Shelton, Tulalip 1923
Dance in a Buffalo Skull16
Retold by Zitkala-Sa
2.Voices Coursing from the Mountains and Seas East to the Pacific Ocean and Beyond
The Crane Wife21
Retold by Anne Shimojima
Legend of the Morning Glory25
Adapted by Brenda Wong Aoki
Help Yourself: A Folktale from Hawaii40
Retold by Nyla Fujii-Babb
The Man Who Could Make the Trees Blossom (Hanasaka Jiijii)43
Retold by Alton Takiyama-Chung
Boundless Strength: A Japanese Legend48
Retold by Motoko
3.Voices Carried West from Europe to the Span of Two American Continents
The Time Jack Went to Seek His Fortune55
Retold by Donald Davis
Margarita, La Cucarachita60
Adapted by Olga Loya
The Tunic of a Happy Man64
Retold by Antonio Sacre
La Llorona70
Crafted by Jasmin Cardenas
Chango and the Drum77
Retold by David Gonzalez
4.Voices Declaring the Diversity of the African Diaspora
Sukeyna's Journey: A Wolof Tale79
Adapted by Charlotte Blake Alston
From the story "Kumba Am Ndey ak Kumba Amul Ndey"
Yelling without Being Loud86
By Rex Ellis (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford)
Contests: Tales of Competition and Determination91
Retold by Lyn Ford
Adachi: A Dilemma Tale95
By Karen "Queen Nur" Abdul-Malik (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford)
Anansi and the Magic Cauldron: An Ashanti Tale100
Retold by Bobby Norfolk
Ole Sis Goose105
As told by Diane Ferlatte
5.Voices Beyond Boundaries: A Deeper Understanding
When the Story Is Ended: Storytelling for Community-Building109
By Charles Temple
Epilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?
Heather Forest
Index
About the Editors