Lakhota Conversations

Mss.Rec.188

Date: August 1993 | Size: 5 reel(s)

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Abstract

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.

Digital objects note

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Collection Information

Physical description

5 sound tape reels (2 hr., 25 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono ; 7 in.

Provenance

Donated by Sara S. Sistrunk in 1994 (Acc. 1994-650r). This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Manuscripts created in conjunction with this audio material are available in the Phillips Fund Collection (Mss.497.3.Am4), under "Sistruck, Sara."

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Lakota dialect
Teton Indians -- History
Teton Indians -- Social life and customs

Detailed Inventory


Audio Recordings			Request Series for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Series
Tape 1		1 sound_tape_reel	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
01-01 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Three-way Lakhota conversation [1 of 4]	1993-08-10	00:26:41	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Conversation between three Lakhota speakers, identified as a 50-year-old man, his 40-year-old nephew, and a woman approximately 50 years old. Original tape 1A, Side 1. General physical description: 00:26:41 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): sociolinguistics; Teton Indians; Lakota language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21268
01-02 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Three-way Lakhota conversation [2 of 4]	1993-08-10	00:07:43	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Conversation between three Lakhota speakers, identified as a 50-year-old man, his 40-year-old nephew, and a woman approximately 50 years old. Original tape 1A, Side 2. General physical description: 00:07:43 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): sociolinguistics; Teton Indians; Lakota language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21269
Tape 2		1 sound_tape_reel	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
02-01 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Three-way Lakhota conversation [3 of 4]	1993-08-10	00:32:47	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Conversation between three Lakhota speakers, identified as a 50-year-old man, his 40-year-old nephew, and a woman approximately 50 years old. Original tape 1B, Side 1. General physical description: 00:32:47 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): Lakota language; sociolinguistics; Teton Indians Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21270
Tape 3		1 sound_tape_reel	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
03-01 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Three-way Lakhota conversation [4 of 4]	1993-08-10	00:31:42	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Conversation between three Lakhota speakers, identified as a 50-year-old man, his 40-year-old nephew, and a woman approximately 50 years old. Original tape 1B, Side 2. General physical description: 00:31:42 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): sociolinguistics; Teton Indians; Lakota language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21271
Tape 4		1 sound_tape_reel	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
04-01 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Monologue on life history and Lakota history	1993-08-11	00:20:35	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Identified in collector's documentation as "a monologue of a 55-year old male telling of his life and general Lakhota history." Original tape 2, Side 1 General physical description: 00:20:35 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): sociolinguistics; Teton Indians -- History; Lakota language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21272
Tape 5		1 sound_tape_reel	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
05-01 Sistrunk, Sara A.. Lakhota conversation	1993-08-18	00:25:16	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Identified by the collector as "a half-hour conversation between an 80-year-old male and a 40-year-old male. The older man [exhorts] the younger about the proper way to live and truly be Lakhota. Other topics intervene." Original tape 3, Side 1. General physical description: 00:25:16 Geographic Name(s): Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject(s): sociolinguistics; Teton Indians -- Social life and customs; Lakota language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21273