Native American Story Tellers Mary O. Chalan Mary is from Cochiti Pueblo, N.M., which is famous for its initiation of the storyteller in the 1960s.
Storytellers are tribal elders passing on the stories and legends of the tribe to the children.
An observer can guess the nature of the tale by looking at the reactions on the children's faces. Mary began making storytellers when she was 12. Right now my oldest son and youngest daughter make the pottery. My son makes animals, while my daughter makes the miniature storytellers.