Ella Cara Deloria

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Return of the nighthawk in the spring (1887)
Nighthawks return after other birds in spring, and people would anxiously wait for them. When the nighthawks fly back, it is time to hunt again, because their return is the message that the animals have fattened up.
Goose and her children, a game (1887)
In summer boys would play a game where one was a hunter and all others were geese. The geese could swim and dive and go ashore while the hunter tried to catch them. When boys were caught they were asked how many children they had and then were dunked.
About the wíŋkte (1887)
Wíŋkte are considered very witty, shameless, and unafraid. They had a tradition of nicknaming people in ways that were funny, inappropriate, and/or mocking. Includes stories of a famous wíŋkte by the name of Wičhíte-Waštéla.
The man who could understand ravens (1887)
A man was said to understand the speech of ravens and magpies, which brought him exciting messages. Eventually the people taught a raven to speak, and that is why ravens can be taught like parrots to mimic human speech.
Beliefs about day and night (1887)
People don't know what causes night and what causes day, aside from the sun. It is something mysteriousness and awe-inspiring, which is why night and day are considered sacred.

Ella Deloria Y.W.C.A. Uŋ Oíhdaka Ella Deloria talks of her work with the Y.W.C.A.
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Miss Deloria All Saints School, Sioux Falls, én thokáheya wayáwa nakúŋ Oberlin College, Ohio, hehán Colombia University, New York, etáŋhaŋ wóuŋspe ihúŋnikiye. Miss Deloria went to school at All Saints in Sioux Falls, and is a graduate of Oblerin College, Ohio, and Columbia University in New York.
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Kʼa Miss Deloria táku thokáheya čhažéyate čiŋ hé wikhóške ičháǧapi hená hékta khúŋšitkupi thawíčhoȟʼaŋpi, wóuŋspe, oíhduhe kʼa wíyukčaŋpi kiŋ kičhí íčhithokeča oyáka. The first thing Miss Deloria mentions is that she is talking about today's young woman, whose generation differs from their grandmothers' in work, education, behavior, and beliefs.
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