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

  • A Baptism (1937)
    This funny story tells of an old man who was dragged by a priest to be baptized against his will. Sure enough, he finds a creative way out of it!

  • Wičháša šakówiŋ wiyóȟpeyata kȟaŋǧí wičháša oyáŋke ektá šuŋgmánuŋ-yapi (1937)
    Seven men set out to steal horses, but are unsuccessful and are poisoned from eating a buffalo that was all fat. One survivor leads the village to find their bones.

  • Comments around the Inauguration (1937)
    These are comments and conversations documented at an Inauguration which involved orators, a hot room, uncomfortable chairs, and the heavy subject of a new kind of leadership for the people.

  • 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.