The objective here is to provide a concise and well-structured treatment of your selected tradition. Note that oral traditions stemming from preliterate (without common writing/reading systems) eras or societies were or are oral, passed through time and generations via word of mouth, performance, or engagement in ritual. As formerly preliterate societies adopt writing/reading systems, many communities have engaged in recording oral traditions as a matter of preservation or exercising cultural sovereignty and representation through performance, maintenance and sharing of specific traditions.

Draw on and from scholarly ethnographic sources and/or primary examples and performances of oral traditions that have been conveyed by a specific band, tribe, chiefdom, council, confederation, cultural media outlet, institution, artist or performer with the intention of having the oral tradition shared with the public. Public performances can be conducted for any number of reasons and in any number of settings, whether for rituals (like ceremonies, festivals, weddings, and gatherings) for research or education purposes, or any other format intended for indigenous and tribal representation. For example, one might look at ethnographic accounts in which anthropologists or Indigenous scholars provide insights into the tradition through consenting observation, collaborative multimedia projects, indigenous publications, indigenous cultural heritage programs, or creative arts such as indigenous films, musical performances, dances, carvings, textiles, weavings, etc. For ideas, one might peruse tribal government and education websites, the works of indigenous artists, musicians, dancers, annual festivals or exhibits, or repositories for these and other intangible heritage resources.