The Oral Traditions Manual is a very useful tool for teachers and students interested in conducting oral history research and interviews. This detailed manual is available as a printable pdf download.
http://www.pwnhc.ca/teach/teachers/online_resources.asp
Welcome to oral traditions research!
"GETTING STARTED IN ORAL TRADITIONS RESEARCH"
Text: Elisa Hart - Illustrations: Wally Wolfe
http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/otm/index.asp
There are many people in the Northwest Territories who want to try to save the knowledge that is part of the oral tradition of their culture. People are realizing that if they do not do this, then much of this information will be lost forever. This manual was written for adults and students in the Northwest Territories who want to do their own research, but need help getting started. There is a lot to learn. This manual provides you with an outline of how it can be done using audio recording equipment.
http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/downloads/OralTraditionsManual.pdfPrince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre:
Main Phone #: (867) 873-7551
Main Fax #: (867) 873-0205
Mailing Address:
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2L9
Street Address:
4750 48th Street
Yellowknife, NT
NWT Archives Phone #: (867) 873-7698
NWT Archives Fax #: (867) 873-0660
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Giving Voice:
A Practical Guide to the Implementation of Oral Testimony Projects
by Olivia Bennett
http://www.panos.org.uk/?lid=320
Published in 1999, this manual from Panos is meant for those implementing community-based oral testimony projects in the development context. Drawing on several years' fieldwork with grassroots and community-based organisations, it covers all aspects of such projects - from the initial planning to reviewing and evaluating the process and the products.
Designed to help those with little or no previous experience of such work, it also contains ideas for running a training workshop. Throughout the manual there are checklists, summaries of key points, and ideas for discussion which have been designed to be used or adapted as handouts for interviewers, and/or during a training workshop.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/177094
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
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Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
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