Aboriginal Oral Traditions Analysis

For generations Indigenous peoples have passed their knowledge on through oral traditions . This includes storytelling to teach about cultural beliefs, values, customs, rituals, history and ways of life. The text “Aboriginal Oral Traditions” centers on this knowledge. In the introduction, Hulan and Eigenbrod succinctly explain oral history in the following way: “Oral traditions form the foundation of Aboriginal societies, connecting speaker and listener in communal experience and uniting past and present in memory”.

These nine essays are based on a conference that brought together Elders, Scholars, and students in 2005. This group of essays explores diverse topics such as oral tradition and knowledge of the environment, the effects of electronic