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Indigenous storytellers stress cultural preservation, warn against misappropriation
Summary
At a Hinckley Forum at the University of Utah, producer and activist Andre Bouchard urged care in adapting oral histories, described touring and documentary projects to preserve Indigenous stories, and warned of the threat posed by misappropriation and unvetted use of cultural material.
Andre Bouchard, a producer and activist of Kootenai, Ojibwe, Pend Oreille and Flathead Salish descent, told a Hinckley Institute forum at the University of Utah that Indigenous storytelling is central to cultural survival and warned against misuse of oral histories and artistic work.
"There are stories that really happened," Bouchard said, opening a presentation that traced his work from early self-produced performances to large-scale touring projects. He said storytelling ‘‘is an act of becoming’’ and described both practical steps his organizations take and broader risks facing Indigenous creators.
Bouchard described Indigenous Performance, a nonprofit he founded in 2019, and earlier organizations that supplied touring, management and production for Native artists. He said the group runs multi-year projects that aim to return documentary shorts to tribal cultural centers and museums and —…
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