This is sample collection of Oneida texts collected in the late 1930s and recorded in the 1980s.
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Old Ways
Dragging the Pole - an old marriage custom told by Mrs. Thomas Baird to Andrew Beechtree and read by Maria Hinton and Amos Christjohn
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Carpenter - measuring without tools
told by Thomas Elm to Andrew Beechtree and read by Amos Christjohn
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Oneidas and Work - jobs Oneidas held in the past
told by Rachel Swamp to Dennison Hill and read by Maria Hinton
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Messenger - old time way of spreading news by runners
told by Louis Hill to Dennison Hill and read by Maria Hinton
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Night Ghost - a warning about running around at night
told by Elizabeth Huff to Dennison Hill and read by Amos Christjohn
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Fish Used to be Plentiful - description of old time fishing
told by Jessie Peters to Dennison Hill and read by Amos Christjohn
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Planting by the Moon - a joke story about planting
told by Jefferson Baird to Dennison Hill and read by Amos Christjohn
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Event Descriptions
Mighty Hunter - an amazing hunt
told by Albert King to Andrew Beechtree and read by Maria HintonOneida Sound (MP3)==========Interlinear Translation (PDF)==========English Translation (PDF)
She Fights a Bear - an encounter with a bear
told by Elizabeth Huff to Dennison Hill and read by Hudson Doxtator
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My Cousin - a visit and talk about a radio
told by Dennison Hill and read by Maria Hinton
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He Wears a Feather - an Oneida mistaken for white
told by Jefferson Baird to Dennison Hill and read by Amos Christjohn
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Indians in DC - a visit to a meal with the president
told by George Peters to Dennison Hill and read by Amos Christjohn
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Lesson Stories
White People Coming - prophecy in a dream
told by William House to Andrew Beechtree and read by Amos Christjohn
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Canada - a lesson story on disagreeing factions
told by William Skenandore to Andrew Beechtree and read by Maria Hinton
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Whippoorwill - a lesson story on feeding children
told by Eddie Metoxen to Andrew Beechtree and read by Amos Christjohn
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White Crow - a lesson story on food, honor, and telling the truth
told by Eddie Metoxen to Andrew Beechtree and read by Amos Christjohn
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