Then President of Territory Tellers, Garland McWatters, State Representative Danny Moss, and President-Elect Bonnie Smith, posed in 2002 with the Governor's Proclamation of "Oklahoma Storytelling Week".
In 2003, Oklahoma State Rep. Danny Morgan, the state storytelling agency president, Garland McWatters, and storyteller Bonny Smith asked Gov. Brad Henry to designate the week of storytelling (Nov. 16-22, 2003) as "Oklahoma Tellabration Storytelling Week!" Storytelling," Morgan said,” is a valuable method of sharing American folklore and is an important means of contributing to Oklahoman's knowledge of the history of our state."
PHOTO Remembering outstanding moments in Oklahoma Storytelling: In 2003, the Rep. Danny Morgan, D-Prague, wanted to keep the ancient folk art of storytelling alive. At his request, Gov. Brad Henry signed a proclamation which designated the week of Nov. 16-22 as Oklahoma Tellabration! Storytelling Week. Representatives of the statewide storytelling organization, the Territory Tellers, accepted a copy of the proclamation from the Representative.
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