Post by Okwes on Dec 19, 2006 12:33:55 GMT -5
James Bruchac is an award-winning author, storyteller, animal tracker, and wilderness expert and guide from the Adirondack foothills town of Greenfield Center, NY. The eldest son of Abenaki and Adirondack storyteller Joseph Bruchac III, Jim grew up immersed in storytelling, nature, and Native culture. A member of the Adirondack nation, Jim is of Slovak, Abenaki, and English descent. Jim is the author of numerous children’s books, including When the Chenoo Howls, How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, and Turtle’s Race with Beaver. Audio versions of When the Chenoo Howls and Northeast Native American Animal Stories are also available.
Jim is a member and former president of the Word Craft Circle for Native writers and storytellers as well as a member of the Native Writers Circle of the Americas. He has offered programs for hundreds of schools across the United States and performed at numerous festivals, museums, and libraries; including the Smithsonian Discovery Theater, the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, the Noble Tales Festival, the Hudson River Clearwater Festival, the Boston Children’s Museum, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, and the Adirondack Museum. During interactive presentations and workshops, Jim shares his Native culture’s rich history, values, and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.
Jim is the founder and director of the Ndakinna Wilderness Project, through which he conducts tracking and wilderness programs. Over the years, Jim has trained people of all ages and levels of expertise from kindergarten students to professional biologists and wildlife officials. He has been featured on television shows such as Wild T.V. on PBS and Ray Mears Ultimate Survival Guide on the Travel Channel.
In 2004, Jim and his father received a National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award.
Jim is a member and former president of the Word Craft Circle for Native writers and storytellers as well as a member of the Native Writers Circle of the Americas. He has offered programs for hundreds of schools across the United States and performed at numerous festivals, museums, and libraries; including the Smithsonian Discovery Theater, the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, the Noble Tales Festival, the Hudson River Clearwater Festival, the Boston Children’s Museum, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, and the Adirondack Museum. During interactive presentations and workshops, Jim shares his Native culture’s rich history, values, and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.
Jim is the founder and director of the Ndakinna Wilderness Project, through which he conducts tracking and wilderness programs. Over the years, Jim has trained people of all ages and levels of expertise from kindergarten students to professional biologists and wildlife officials. He has been featured on television shows such as Wild T.V. on PBS and Ray Mears Ultimate Survival Guide on the Travel Channel.
In 2004, Jim and his father received a National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award.