1. Ella Cara Deloria
  2. Ella Cara Deloria

Ella Cara Deloria

Date arrived: 
Jan 31st 1889
Arrived in: 
Yankton Reservation
Date departed: 
Feb 12th 1972
Departed from: 
Wagner, SD, USA
Other Names: 
Aŋpétu Wašté Wíŋ (Lakota)

Contributed to

  • Arranging a Marriage by Voting (1937)
    Parliamentary procedure was taken seriously in the early reservation days, and for Joshua Iron Necklace, it was how the community chose his wife! The narrator recalls this event for its humor, but also for the honorable nature of the union that ensued.
  • Tall Stories (1937)
    Stranded by a blizzard, a work crew takes shelter in an old shack. As they wait for it to pass, they take turns spinning crazy stories about the worst cold they’ve ever felt. Proof that laughter can thaw even the iciest of situations.
  • How the Crow and Lakota became enemies (1937)
    A young man and his nephew nurse a sick colt back to health. The colt later becomes a celebrated racehorse, winning a race against the Crows, but a dispute over ownership leads to a feud between our tribes, which still exists today.