Storytelling is a central component to Indigenous culture and the spreading of Indigenous knowledge. The methods by which storytelling can be used as a tool within the classroom is a challenge that educators have embraced. Indigenous communities have traditional used storytelling as a means of contextualizing traditional knowledge. The Aboriginal Education Research Network in Saskatchewan comissioned a facinating study in regards to the use of storytelling as an education tool and how it is used by Aboriginal communities in the transmition of knowledge and how its benefits can be realized within education as a whole. A very insightful document for those who are looking to understand the function of storytelling as a practice.

http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/storytelling