Tales of the Fort Grounds wanted
<p>North Idaho College Technology Coordinator Andy Finney sets up the camera in the NIC studio to film Cardinal Connections Director Max Mendez recently, This same studio will be used to film storytellers.</p>
North Idaho College wants to help you tell your story.
From now until April 15, NIC interviewers are seeking participants for the "Stories of the Gathering Place" project. Storytellers are asked to tell a two-minute story on camera about an experience they had that relates to the Fort Grounds neighborhood and NIC area, which has traditionally been a "Gathering Place" for centuries.
"There are so many important stories out there that we want to preserve for future generations," said Max Mendez, NIC Cardinal Connections director.
They hope to hear from people with connections to the Fort Grounds and NIC - mill workers, people who grew up there, a tug boat operator, a Coeur d'Alene tribal elder, students.
The two-minute interviews are modeled after NPR's StoryCorps project, whose mission it is to record, preserve and share the stories of our lives. After the interviews are recorded and compiled, they will be made available on a website, on campus, and on Idaho Public Access TV.
For more information or to register to share your story, visit www.nic.edu/cardinalconnections or call (208) 769-3275.
This event is part of the annual NIC Cardinal Connections Symposium, which connects campus and community through shared learning about issues relevant to today's world.
Information: (208) 769-3275.