Problem/opportunity
Indigenous people use their literature to express their traditions and to communicate their understanding of the world. Each group has its literature, language and culture. For First Nations people, traditional storytelling was mostly based on spoken words. Their myths, folklore and legends shaping the everyday life of the community and the individual’s sense of identity and they transfer it from one generation to the next. They also used other methods to record their stories, such as rock paintings, birchbark scrolls and carving but the foundation was always oral narrative. This all changed when European invaded their land and forced them to abandon their language, families were separated and in many cases instead of getting the knowledge from their Elders, books had become the way to learn. Nowadays, there are so many Indigenous authors, not only write about their culture and record what happened in the past but they also dive into many other genres such as mythology, action, crime, sci-fi, comedy etc….
Strategy/solution
First Nations tales is a program aimed to introduce and educate young audiences to Indigenous literature. People can find information about a variety of books on our website and social media. Our website include e-book, link to online/offline retailer and audio book. Moreover ,we encourage and share our program resources with local schools in Vancouver. English teacher and club leader can schedule a reading event with through our staff.
For the project logo I was inspirited by Indigenous art which also became the mascot of my project. The logo was made with two symbol ear and eye shape which represent how people can enjoy literature.
Challenges
It’s not easy to make book compelling to a wide audience and I struggle with how to grab the people attention with my poster.
Self critique
Overall, I struggle with this project quite a lot. I learn to not over complicate my design and overcrowded everything.
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