Delores Taken Alive

Voice of

  • The Story of Audrie (2015)
    Delores shares how she met and eventually adopted Audrie Reynolds, a woman from England who taught in Fort Yates. The two would regularly pray together, either at home or on a hill in Running Antelope, where Delores received a song.

  • Interview with Delores (Oct. 12, 2017) (2017)
    Delores discusses a range of topics: favorite foods and activities from childhood; learning English and passing on Lakota; her lineage going back several generations; changes in hygiene practices; and the importance of education and spirituality today.

Mentions in the recordings

  • Yuŋkȟáŋ aŋpétu waŋ él leyé: “Eyá Delores, tȟó pahá ektá uŋyíŋ naháŋ héčhiya hé wačhéuŋkiyiŋ kte; And here one day she said, “Delores, you and I should go to a hill and pray;
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  • And one day she said, “Delores, you and I should go up on the highest hill here around Little Eagle and say prayers and sing,” so we did that. And one day she said, “Delores, you and I should go up on the highest hill here around Little Eagle and say prayers and sing,” so we did that.
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