The Storyteller
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The Storyteller is a 15-minute weekly radio broadcast and podcast featuring true stories from Native American - First Nations people across North America who are following Jesus Christ without reservation. Don't be fooled, this is not some religious, feel good program. This is real life. It's raw, direct and personal. If you're tired of the way things are, or wonder if there really is hope for something better, you may want to listen to some folks who understand. The Storyteller can be heard by radio broadcast in over 700 communities in Canada and the US, and throughout the world via the Internet.
Location:
Bemidji, MN
Description:
The Storyteller is a 15-minute weekly radio broadcast and podcast featuring true stories from Native American - First Nations people across North America who are following Jesus Christ without reservation. Don't be fooled, this is not some religious, feel good program. This is real life. It's raw, direct and personal. If you're tired of the way things are, or wonder if there really is hope for something better, you may want to listen to some folks who understand. The Storyteller can be heard by radio broadcast in over 700 communities in Canada and the US, and throughout the world via the Internet.
Twitter:
@nativestories
Language:
English
Contact:
PO BOX 1001 Bemidji, MN 56619 8777664648
Episodes
Tom Claus (Mohawk) New Years Special
12/23/2024
The Storyteller New Years Special with Tom Claus (Mohawk) New Years Eve is a very special time in the Claus family. It was on that night many years ago on the Six Nations reserve that the family gathered together around the radio and heard a message that would change their lives forever. Listen as Tom reflects on the significance of that day. This is a Storyteller Classic!
Duration:00:14:30
A Storyteller Christmas
12/16/2024
Christmas is traditionally a time of gift-giving. Ever wonder why? Mark Custalow of the Mattaponi and Chickahominy tribes of Virginia shares the Christmas story - and reminds us that we celebrate this day because of the greatest gift ever given.
Duration:00:14:30
Leona Olsen (Aleut)
12/9/2024
Leona is from the Alaskan village of Tatitlek on Prince William Sound. She grew up in a large family as one of ten children. At the age of 12, her father passed away. She and her brother took up fishing to help support the family. Then her mother sent her to school. It was there that she discovered that something was missing in her life.
Duration:00:14:30
Merritt Youngdeer (Cherokee) Part 2
12/2/2024
Have you ever gotten tired of the way you're living? Merritt did. He knew that what he was doing wasn't right and it was taking a toll on him. Something had to change. This is the story of how that change came... a story about hard questions, real answers, and how a troubled man finally found peace with God.
Duration:00:14:30
Merritt Youngdeer (Cherokee) Part 1
11/25/2024
Merritt sought to live a perfect life. He thought that this was necessary to be a Christian. But as much as he tried he found that he just couldn't do it. And so finally, he gave up trying. But that didn't leave him feeling any better. This is part one of his story of how he finally found peace with God.
Duration:00:14:30
Martin Bear (Cree - Maliseet) Part 2
11/18/2024
Martin believed that he would die an alcoholic. His wife coped with his drinking by abusing prescription meds. When it landed her in the hospital Martin didn't care. But when lasting change came into her life, he noticed. Find out what she had, and what would eventually change Martin's life too.
Duration:00:14:30
Martin Bear (Cree - Maliseet) Part 1
11/11/2024
Martin was abandoned by his parents when he was thirteen years old. It was then that he had his first taste of alcohol. It wouldn't be his last. The bottle had a grip on Martin that would not let go. Listen as he shares about his early years before Christ came into his life.
Duration:00:14:30
Gus Jensen (Athabascan)
11/4/2024
Gus was from old Iliamna Village in Alaska. He speaks of how life was back in the old days living off the land. It was tough, and some didn't make it. Along life's way Gus met a man who said that Jesus was the only way one could get to Heaven. But, Gus didn't believe him.
Duration:00:14:30
John Bear (Muscogee) Part 2
10/28/2024
Drinking and partying was a big part of his life. It didn't change after he got married and had a family. But something happened one day that would alter the course of his life forever.
Duration:00:14:30
John Bear (Muscogee) Part 1
10/21/2024
John was close to his mom and dad growing up. John was a good athlete and played a number of sports. His dad was there for every game. His senior year he got a call from a professional baseball team. They invited him to a private tryout. That was the best and worst day of his life.
Duration:00:14:30
Jimmie Fish (Creek)
10/14/2024
"I'm ready. If I were to die today, I know that I would go to Heaven." How can Jimmie say that? And how can she talk so confidently about death? As you listen to her story you'll find out.
Duration:00:14:30
Frank Wilson (Cree)
10/7/2024
Frank grew up on a reserve north of Winnipeg. At a young age, his dad took ill and so Frank dropped out of school to help meet the family's needs. Alcohol would eventually get hold of him. And it was that way until his son asked him a question.
Duration:00:14:30
Larry Hawkins (Chickasaw) Part 2
9/30/2024
When God saved Larry - he didn't want to continue living the way that he used to. He wanted to live his life fully for One who loved Him and rescued him from sin. Considering what Jesus did for Him on the cross, it only made sense.
Duration:00:14:30
Larry Hawkins (Chickasaw) Part 1
9/23/2024
His was mother was Chickasaw. His father, who was Anglo, rejected him as his son... so Larry grew up in someone else' home with the stigma of being a "half-breed". He had heard that these kinds of boys were the worst, and so somehow he thought he needed to live up to that. This is a story with a sad beginning, but thankfully it doesn't end that way.
Duration:00:14:30
Julius TwoHearts (Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux) Part 3
9/16/2024
When people can tell you they see the joy of the Lord or they can see God in you, WOW, that makes it more worthwhile. That just gives me that joy that's inexpressible, because there's people that walk up to me and ask me, "Why are you always smiling, why do you smile?" Well, it ain't really me being happy sometimes; it could just be the joy of the Lord, and that gives me a chance to just tell them who I am and why. That gives me a chance to say it's all about God.
Duration:00:14:30
Julius TwoHearts (Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux) Part 2
9/9/2024
All this time these people are witnessing to me, telling me Jesus loves me, then I start finally understanding what they meant. They told me that Jesus came here and died for sinners. He died on the cross because of the human race rebellion and sin - that we needed a Savior, we needed to be born again spiritually. That's when the Lord opened up my eyes to what it meant that I needed to be born again, because I was lost and I needed salvation, and Jesus provided that when He came to earth and died on the cross for our sins.
Duration:00:14:30
Julius TwoHearts (Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux) Part 1
9/2/2024
I started running around as older adults do when I was a teenager, and we got caught one night, and we had an open container; I was only fourteen years old and I got judged as an adult, and I had to sit in jail. They wouldn't let me out of jail for seven days. It hurt me, and that's where, I believe... that was the turning point where I wanted to get even with society. I wanted to get even; I wanted to rebel against any kind of authority or law.
Duration:00:14:30
James Moses (Cree)
8/26/2024
James grew up in Moose Factory, Ontario, a Cree community on the south end of James Bay. His parents brought him up in religion, but his life was empty as a young man. There was a man though, who had come to the community who was different... and he helped James move from religion to a real relationship with his Creator.
Duration:00:14:30
Carrie Herman (Cup'ik)
8/19/2024
Carrie was born in 1929 on Nunavik island, the second largest island on the Bering Sea. There were no stores, no running water... nothing that resembles the conveniences of today. Life was challenging. Listen as Carrie recounts her experiences and the rich culture of growing up on the island. And listen as she shares her spiritual heritage... something she didn't leave behind when she left the island.
Duration:00:14:30
Albert Tenorio (Acoma Pueblo)
8/12/2024
Albert's heart was hard - by his own admission. He had a hateful feeling towards anyone who would try to speak to him about Jesus. He was mean to his wife who was a Christian. He even burned her Bible. But through it all, she stuck with him and prayed for Albert. Albert had a problem with alcohol. His sons began to follow his lead to the bottle. The question was asked, "Who do you think you are?" and he though, "How am I going to answer this?"
Duration:00:14:30