The River Story Video

The River Story applies a Native American cultural analogy to the topic of dementia. This updated version of The River Story has been created for use in the adaptation of the Dementia Friends for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The story is read by Dave Baldridge, executive director of the International Association for Indigenous Aging. Dave successfully lives and works with dementia. The River Story was originally written and narrated by Dr. Anton (Waagosh) Truer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. Learn More about the context for the original story at actonalz.org/pdf/rivercontext.pdf