Use of a Digital Storytelling Workshop to Foster Development of Intergenerational Relationships and Preserve Culture with the Nak’azdli First Nation: Findings from the Nak’azdli Lha’hutit’ en Project

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This journal article discusses the learnings from a digital storytelling workshop where students worked with Elders from the Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nations community in northern British Columbia to create digital stories. The article discusses how digital stories can help to preserve oral traditions and Indigenous knowledge through documenting Elder’s traditional cultural knowledge and wisdom. Digital stories also allow for valuable learning opportunities and for the intergenerational exchange of knowledge between Indigenous Elders and youth. In addition, findings from the workshop highlighted the positive benefits of digital storytelling projects in providing participants with feelings of connection, and fostering relationship building between Elders and youth within the community.

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-on-aging-la-revue-canadienne-du-vieillissement/article/use-of-a-digital-storytelling-workshop-to-foster-development-of-intergenerational-relationships-and-preserve-culture-with-the-nakazdli-first-nation-findings-from-the-nakazdli-lhahutiten-project/92C4D43CEFC03C056D4B552D8F93C974