the leading chief of the north village (Tale 47)

Family: Arikara · Role: leading chief and father of Yellow-Calf · First appears: Tale 47 · The Deeds of Young-Eagle · Part 1

In Tale 47, the leading chief of the north village is the father of Yellow-Calf, who has grown up to be a beautiful young woman. In Part 2, Young-Eagle gives him the ponies left after the warriors’ share; he takes only some, and Young-Eagle gives the rest to poor people. Later, Yellow-Calf’s father sits on the lodge listening and thinks they are making fun of his son-in-law.

Relationship record

Life events

• Young-Eagle gives the leftover ponies to Yellow-Calf’s father, then gives the remainder to poor people.(Tale 47 · The Deeds of Young-Eagle · Part 2)
  • With: Young-Eagle
  • “The ponies that were left over after dividing them up between the warriors were given to Yellow-Calf’s father, who took only so many. Then Young-Eagle went out and gave the remainder of the ponies to the poor people.”

Tale 47 · The Deeds of Young-Eagle · Part 1

• child: Yellow-Calf (Tale 47 girl) “In the north village the leading chief had a daughter who had grown up to be a beautiful young woman.”

Tale 47 · The Deeds of Young-Eagle · Part 2

• child: Yellow-Calf (Tale 47 girl) “Yellow-Calf’s father sat upon the lodge, listening, and thought that they were making fun of his son-in-law.”
• with Young-Eagle (Young-Eagle is his son-in-law.) “Yellow-Calf’s father sat upon the lodge, listening, and thought that they were making fun of his son-in-law.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.