Western vs Indigenous Storytelling

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Across
  1. 2. and rhythm of a story, PACING
  2. 4. structure that does not follow a straight line NONLINEAR
  3. 6. created through pauses or what is unsaid, SILENCE
  4. 7. of ancestors, animals, or unseen forces, SPIRIT
  5. 8. clear ending that resolves conflict, RESOLUTION
  6. 9. central figure driving the story, HERO
  7. 11. in opposites (good/bad, winner/loser), DUALISM
  8. 12. passed through spoken stories, ORALITY
Down
  1. 1. that value the group over the individual, COMMUNITY
  2. 2. with layered meaning and no simple answers, COMPLEXITY
  3. 3. place shapes events and meaning, LAND
  4. 4. knowledge carried across generations, MEMORY
  5. 5. to survive hardship and teach resilience, HUMOUR
  6. 6. shaped by situation rather than plot, CONTEXT
  7. 10. duty that comes from relationships, RESPONSIBILITY