Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn
The Fox and The Rabbit Story . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean
Këkhìtkil Hùnt Na Xanikw
Squirrels Were Said To Be Huge . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean in 1977
Nushhùkòwën Ta Ni
I Am An Icicle . . . Told by Annie Brown Parks in 1971
Xkweyok Enta Naxkuhëmënt Enta Këntkahtit
Origin of the Delaware Woman Dance - Part One . . . Told by Lillie Hoag Whitehorn (1902 - 1994) to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1977. Lillie was a member of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma (now The Delaware Nation), and she was half Caddo.
Xkweyok Enta Naxkuhëmunt Enta Këntkahtit - 2
Origin of the Delaware Woman Dance - Part Two . . . Told by Lillie Hoag Whitehorn (1902 - 1994) to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1977. Lillie was a member of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma (now The Delaware Nation), and she was half Caddo.
Weòpsichik Pèchi Witawsumku
Origin of White People . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Nicholas Shoumatoff in 1977.
Na Ahchinkxat Skixkwe
The Stubborn Girl. . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean in 1968.
Nèk Ansisktayèsàk
The Seven Sisters (the Pleiades) . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1967.
Ni Ta Nkàski Sukëlanhe
I Can Make It Rain. . . Told by Freddie Washington to Bruce Pearson in 1971.
Lënuwa Kiikàmaok Pèthakhuweyok
A Man Visited The Thunder Beings. . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Nicholas Shoumatoff in 1977
Kwëti Wehixamukèsi Achimëwakàn
One Wehixamukès Story . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1968.
Na Chëmamës Elëwènsit
The One Called Rabbit . . . Told by Martha Ellis to Ives Goddard in 1966. Martha was a member of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma (now the Delaware Nation).
Kukhusëwim
Origin of Kukhusëwim . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Nick Shoumatoff about 1976. This is an abbreviated version of a longer story about the origin of the American Bittersweet vine (Celastrus scandens). The sections in italics are parts from the longer version of the story which were not recorded on audio when told.
Mwekaneyok òk Tëmeyok
The Dogs and the Wolves . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean in May 1976 to Carrie Briggs, a student of linguistics in Bruce Pearson's class at the University of South Carolina. Interestingly, this story theme appears in many tribes' folklore in various forms as a way to explain why dogs smell each other when they meet.
Làpi Pili Wehixamukèsi Achimëwakàn
Another Wehixamukes Story . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1968.
Pili Wehixamukèsi Achimëwakàn
A Different Wehixamukès Story . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1968.
Wehixamukèsa Luwe, "Alaitàm"
Wehixamukes Says, "Let's Go Hunting" . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean to Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1968.
Yuki Mwekaneyok òk Tëmeyok Xwëntuwàk
The Dogs and Wolves Fear Each Other . . . This story was told by Nora Thompson Dean in 1982. It tells about a time when dogs and wolves were friends. It also tells how dogs came to live with the Lenape people.
Wèwtënëwèsi Achimëwakàn
The Wèwtënëwès Story . . . Told by Nora Thompson Dean in 1967. [This is sometimes called the Mermaid Story.]
Xkwechëch òk Pilaechëch
The Girl and the Boy - Told by Lillie Hoag Whitehorn (1902 - 1994) to Nora Dean, Bruce Pearson and Jim Rementer in 1977. Lillie was a member of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma (now The Delaware Nation), and she was half Caddo.
