In celebration of Native American Month, the Ponca City Library and the Oklahoma Arts Council present Will Hill and Jehnean Washington, nationally known storytellers, at 10 a.m. Saturday at the library.

Hill, artistic director and full-blood Muscogee/Cherokee, is a graduate of the College of Santa Fe and is the traditional Nagonagogee Oni-yah (storyteller) in his generation and family from Alabama Corsadee.

Hill told his first story at the age of 4 and has performed all over the United States, as well as appearing in television and movies. Voted "Favorite Indian Performer for 1998 in the State of Oklahoma" in a poll taken by Native American Times, his melodic voice can be heard telling stories passed down from generation to generation in his family on the audio tape, "Oklahoma Treasure Trails."

Two of his family stories are also featured in the book "Spider Spins A Story," published by Northland Publishers.

Hill's theatrical company, Mahenwahdose, is the only American Indian performance company listed on the roster of 27 different local and state arts councils across the country. Hill, based in Tulsa, said he is dedicated to portraying American Indians authentically and accurately through high-performance theater, using the American Indian media of legends, language, song and dance.

Washington is an actress and dancer from Los Angeles. She is Cherokee, Yuchi and Seminole. Washington is a graduate of the American Music and Dramatics Academy of New York City. Her credits include numerous stage and film productions.

Saturday's performance at the Library is free and open to the public.