Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing

Download or read book Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing written by Richard C. Adams and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twenty-two Delaware Indian stories has long been sought out both by scholars and individuals. Beyond the lessons, the book introduces the richness of the original Delaware language to an English-speaking audience: four of these legends have been retranslated into the Delaware language by native Delaware speakers. Readers will find line-by-line translations that reveal the eventual transformation of a transliterated Delaware text into an English-language story.