Welcome to “From Traditional Stories to Comic Books”
This page showcases the artwork of Utah Native American high school students who are transforming a traditional Sioux Trickster story into a comic-book format presentation. On November 26, 2013, about forty high school students from the Canyons, Granite, and Salt Lake school districts participated in a workshop with Sioux/Apache storyteller Dovie Thomason and Native American graphic book illustrator Dimi Macheras. Students listened to Ms. Thomason tell the story of “Iktome and the Buzzard,” and then they worked with illustrator Dimi Macheras to begin to draw the story as a small comic book. Workshop participants got off to an exciting start. There were many intriguing approaches to telling the story through images. This site shows continuing student work on the project. For students who want to revisit the story and think about Dimi’s suggestions, this site also provides a transcript of “Iktome and the Buzzard,” Dimi’s initial and later drawings of the story, and Dimi's ongoing commentary on student work.
The Utah Education Network (UEN) has a video of the November 26 workshop for students or teachers who missed it or want to review its content.
“From Traditional Stories to Comic Books” was a part of Utah’s 2013 Indigenous Day events. The workshop was sponsored by Center for Documentary Expression and Art; Utah Division of Indian Affairs; Utah Education Network; Canyons, Granite, and Salt Lake City School Districts; Utah State Office of Education; AITEC American Indian Teacher Education Collaboration, University of Utah; Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts; and Hill Air Force Base, Multicultural Programs.
Click here for the password-protected link to UEN’s eMedia for students and teachers. It contains a video of the workshop. You can request access from eMedia and/or school librarians or teachers.
No comments:
Post a Comment