Traditions of the Arikara

the girl who gave birth to the child (Tale 35)

Family: Arikara · Role: mother of the child · First appears: Tale 35 · The Five Turtles and the Buffalo Dance

In Tale 35, the girl gave birth to a boy who, soon after his birth, danced and ran around. She told the people the child had been born, and they searched for him with lights; after a while, they found him standing under the altar, grinning. The mysterious being then married her.

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Life events

  • The girl gave birth to the boy.(Tale 35 · The Five Turtles and the Buffalo Dance)
  • The people found the boy standing under the altar.(Tale 35 · The Five Turtles and the Buffalo Dance)
    • With: the boy (Tale 35)
    • “After a while they found the child standing under the altar, grinning.”
  • The mysterious being married the girl who gave birth to the boy.(Tale 35 · The Five Turtles and the Buffalo Dance)

Tale 35 · The Five Turtles and the Buffalo Dance

  • child: the boy (Tale 35) “The mother told them that the child had been born, so the people looked around with lights, trying to find the child.”
  • married with the mysterious being (Tale 35) “The mysterious being then married the girl who had given birth to the mysterious little boy who, immediately after his birth, got to dancing and running around as his father had always done in dances.”

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