Growing up, Ella Cara Deloria loved listening to her family tell stories in the Dakota language. As an adult, she recorded many Native American peoples’ stories and languages and shared them with everyone. She helped protect her people’s language for future generations. From recording stories to writing stories of her own, learn all about the life of Deloria.

Growing up, Ella Cara Deloria loved listening to her family tell stories in the Dakota language. As an adult, she recorded many Native American peoples’ stories and languages and shared them with everyone. She helped protect her people’s language for future generations. From recording stories to writing stories of her own, learn all about the life of Deloria.