In my office today (government) a resolution was produced commemorating the life of Coretta Scott King. In the support information and subsequently in the resolution itself, the writers said that among Mrs. King's many endeavors, she "narrated history." Perhaps this is an accepted expression that is simply unfamiliar to me. I would have been comfortable with "narrated historical films and other recordings," which is, admittedly cumbersome but somehow seems more accurate, to me. Has anyone else read or heard it put this way?

I have heard it as an anthropological term meaning something like oral history.

Not disputing z's usage, but saranita's is different ('narrated' is a verb for her). I can't say I like it. I could see 'recited' or 'retold', but not 'narrated'.