Lakhota Conversations
Culture:
Language: Lakota
Date: 1993
Contributor: Sistrunk, Sara A.
Subject: Linguistics | Social life and customs | South Dakota--History
Type: Sound recording
Genre: Conversations
Extent: 5 sound tape reels (2 hr., 25 min.) : DIGITIZED
Description: Recordings of two Lakhota conversations and one monologue made at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, in August 1993, for the purpose of studying gender-specific particles in Lakhota speech. All recordings are in Lakhota only, except for brief identification information in English. Topics include family and relationships, past and present religious practices and rituals, Lakhota history, and advice on proper living and Lakhota identity. (NOTE: This material has been digitized and can be accessed online for free by users not physically at the APS Library through a login and password. Please see our Audio Access Page for information on how to request these materials.)
Collection: Lakhota Conversations Mss.Rec.188