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