Live Storytelling: James Bruchac-"How the Chipmunk Got His Stripes"

James Bruchac is a an award winning author, storyteller, tracking expert, wilderness instructor and guide. Raised in the Adirondack foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, Jim is the eldest son of World renowned Abenaki Indian storyteller and author Joseph Bruchac III. Of Abenaki and Slovak descent, Jim grew up immersed in the outdoors and the art of storytelling. Due to their combined efforts to educate others about the natural world, in March of 2005 Jim and his father were awarded a Conservation Achievement Award from The National Wildlife Federation. Free, live storytelling event filmed on May 28, 2004, as part of Adirondack Day at Queensbury Elementary School. This live performance is produced and hosted by Todd DeGarmo, founding director of the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, made possible in part by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts – Folk Arts Program, a state agency.