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The Dance of the Feather Is a Flight Between Tradition and Modernity

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'Hardwired for Folktales': An Evolution of Storytelling in Ireland

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Finding Balance Is a Global Experience at the 2024 Mother Tongue Film Festival

Two men with long hair, one older and one younger, perform with eyes closed on stage. They each hold a painted rattle, and the older man in the foreground also holds a microphone.

A Kumeyaay Folktale Illuminates Why the Sun and Moon Shine at Different Times

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