Author speaks of role storytelling plays in reconciliation
Pulling back the layers of stories people carry with them was the theme of a workshop last night at La Ronge’s Alex Robertson Public Library.
The two-hour session with local author Nancy Lafleur was part of the Reconciliation Through Art program, which has been underway since February and is wrapping up next week. Lafleur spoke about how retelling personal stories can connect people to other worlds around them.
“It’s about how the story you grew up with and my story, although they may be different, at some point coincide and co-exist,” she said. “How do we reconcile those stories? That’s where storytelling can play a role.”
Often times in society, Lafleur said people can be masked with a certain sense of arrogance because they get caught up in their own belief systems and personal world. She noted it’s important to acknowledge other ways of life exist, adding there are both Indigenous and settler worlds in Canada. Lafleur believes telling stories to each other will help bring those two worlds closer together.