Contributors

With Gratitude

This is a place where names are honoured and kindness is remembered.

Cheyenne’s Storytelling Series has been supported by many generous hearts. Every mile traveled, every story shared, and every lesson gathered has been possible from of a community of people, who value the power of stories to teach, heal, and connect us all.

Together, we are preserving culture, lifting community, and creating something lasting.

Storytellers:

  • Marina Stewart - Elder and Residential School Survivor

  • James Cardinal - Elder and Knowledge keeper

  • Arthur Cunningham - Elder

  • Pricilla Cardinal - Knowledge Keeper

  • Florence Sundby - Knowledge Keeper

  • Beverly Lambert - Knowledge Keeper

  • Margaret Davies - Knowledge keeper

  • Marvin Lizotte - Knowledge Keeper

  • Dr. Jacqueline Senych - Knowledge Keeper and Residential School Survivor

Behind the Scenes Support:

  • Alli Marshall https://www.strix.ca

  • Linda Dyck - Fort Vermillion

  • Mona Gladue - Calling Lake

  • Sulya Fenichel - Edmonton

  • Cardilla Cardinal - Fort Chipewayn Metis

  • Wendy Matthezing - Website Design

  • Jodi http://sprintwebsites.com

  • Mike Crozier - Lawyer

  • Dr Aimee Skye - Associate Professor PhD (McMaster); BA Hons. Department of Psychology MacEwan University

  • Tanya Hannah Rumble https://www.recastphilanthropy.ca

Letters of Support:

  • Dr Trudy Cardinal, PhD, MEd, BEd - Professor, Faculty of Education - Elementary Education

  • Dr. Evelyn Steinhauer - Associate Dean, Indigenous Education and a Professor in the Department of Educational Policy (Faculty of Education) at the University of Alberta, specializing in Indigenous Peoples Education.

  • Elder Pearl Sandor

  • Elder Arthur Cunningham

  • Elder Louis Bellrose

  • James Cardinal

  • Pricilla Cardinal

  • Florence Sundby

  • Lawrence Berland

  • Dianne Veillette - District 19, Metis Nation within Alberta

  • Vernon Hagen

Community Encouragement:

Friends, family, and supporters who lifted this work with belief and encouragement

  • Aidan Filipchuk

  • Alexis Filipchuk

  • Tracey Scrivano

  • Dr Trudy Cardinal

  • Dr Evelyn Steinhauer

  • Punch Jackson

Thank you Canada Council for the Arts
Cheyenne’s Storytelling Series was awarded funding through the “Creating, Knowing and Sharing” program, which supports the
artistic and cultural expressions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.