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Published October 25, 2008 10:53 pm -

Author, master storyteller shares spooky stories at library



Greg Rodgers shares spooky stories at Muskogee Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Rodgers, author and master storyteller, is coming to the library to spin some spooky Oklahoma stories, said Liz Hanley, Muskogee Public Library Youth Services coordinator.

“Because this is held on the heels of Halloween, we know it will be a lot of fun,” Hanley said.

Rodgers shares Native American ghost stories and other tales, songs, chants, flute, and drum. His performances demonstrate his passion for collecting and presenting his people’s memories which are the foundation of the Choctaw oral narrative, Hanley said.

A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Rodgers is an writer and storyteller. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, his repertoire includes traditional and contemporary Choctaw stories.

A highly accomplished American Indian flute player, Rodgers has performed and presented workshops at schools, libraries, and tribal events throughout Oklahoma.

“In the course of being taught the old stories, I have delved deeper into my own connection with other Choctaws, culturally, historically and spiritually,” Rodgers said. “Together, we share strong values grounded in belief and service to God and the Choctaw people.”

A descendant of the Rev. Israel Folsom, who co-authored the first Choctaw dictionary and was a prominent Choctaw leader, Rodgers is proud of his Choctaw heritage. “Harriet’s Burden,” Rodger’s first short story, is included in the 2006 November/December special Native American issue of “Storytelling Magazine,” the membership publication of the National Storytelling Network. The book, based on family remembrances, is first in a series of his Choctaw recollections.

For more information about the library’s program call 682-6657.



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