Contact: Karen Wentworth (505) 277-5627 November 1, 2005 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES PRESENTS PUEBLO STORYTELLING The University Libraries and the Indigenous Nations Library Program present storytelling from two pueblos, Acoma and Zuni, on Monday, November 7. A brown bag discussion and storytelling starts at noon to 1 p.m. in room 102 of Zimmerman Library. Another session of storytelling begins at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Willard Reading Room of Zimmerman. The stories will contain tribal creation, moral teachings and historical information. Invited storytellers are Lloyd Tortalita from Acoma Pueblo and Thelma Sheche from Zuni Pueblo. Mr. Tortalita is the Johnson O'Malley and Higher Education director. He also travels the state telling Acoma grandma and grandpa stories. Mrs. Sheche is a cultural liaison in the village. She also teaches cultural studies at Zuni schools. For more information about the event, please contact April Hale at (505) 277-7433. Both events are free and open to the public.
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