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United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Lamkang (open access)

United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Lamkang

Lamkang translation of UNDRIP by Sumshot Khular and published by Community Action and Research for Development with English text of declarations passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 recognizing the history of indigenous peoples worldwide and outlining explicit rights that will be upheld by the UN.
Date: September 2008
Creator: United Nations. General Assembly
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about Ruunu and the Squirrel by Farngam Shilshi (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about Ruunu and the Squirrel by Farngam Shilshi

Transcription of a retelling of Ruunu leh theipaa paomin (The Story of Ruunuu and the Squirrel), as narrated by Farngam Shilshi. Ruunu collects figs in the forest and meets a squirrel, who asks for a ride in the fig basket. The squirrel eats all the figs, leaving only the skins, and Ruunu curses
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Lamkang Literature and Education Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi (open access)

Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi

Transcription of Thei chik tboor tun ki suu txhat nah (Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree) as told by Shekarnong Sankhil. A young man, abandoned by his elder brother at the behest of his wife, befriends a young woman. He gifts his prospective parents-in-law with precious items he took from the tiger he killed. The young woman proves herself fit to be his wife by being the only person not to slip on a mat spread out at harvest time.
Date: September 2, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about the Boy and the Tiger (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about the Boy and the Tiger

Transcription of a retelling of Buurling le humpii paa paomin (the Story of the Boy and the Tiger), as narrated by Kangten Shakhila. The elder brother's wife tells her husband to kill his younger brother. At first he just pretends to do so, and then he abandons his younger brother in a tree. There the younger brother meets a tiger who wants to eat fruit from the tree. The boy offers to feed the tiger but stabs him instead. [INCOMPLETE.]
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Conversation with a Lamkang student at Phaaidaam village (open access)

Transcription: Conversation with a Lamkang student at Phaaidaam village

Transcription of a conversation between Beshot Khullar and a Lamkang student. Beshot interviews the student about her home life and family.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
System of Spelling in Lamkang by Lamkang Literature Society (open access)

System of Spelling in Lamkang by Lamkang Literature Society

A document in Lamkang detailing the spelling system of the Lamkang language and the names of months and days in Lamkang. Produced under the Lamkang Literature society. Written by Michael Bepol Sankhil as it President of the Lamkang Literature Society.
Date: September 25, 2002
Creator: Bepol, Michael
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about She-frog and He-tiger (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about She-frog and He-tiger

Transcription of a retelling of Uitxok nuu le humpii paa paomin (the Story of She-frog and He-tiger), as narrated by Rengting Shilshi. Monkeys lead a tiger to a she-frog, who threatens to eat the tiger. The tiger proposes that the two of them race, and that the winner eat the other. The frog rides on the tiger's tail and jumps off at the end, beating the tiger. The tiger proposes that they vomit to see who has eaten more meat. The tiger asks how it is that the frog vomits tiger fur, and she claims it is from all the tigers she has eaten. Frightened, the tiger flees. The story is collected during the LLEC workshop at Mantripantha Village.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Shilshi, Rengting & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for The Story of Khukhuu (open access)

Transcript for The Story of Khukhuu

Transcription of Khukhuu paomin (the story Daughter Cooks the Baby) as told by Rosemary Boongnung Sungnem of Keithelmanbi village. Mother asks Daughter to cook a pumpkin, but she misunderstands and cooks the baby instead. Fearing Father's wrath, Mother tells Daughter to hide in the attic. Daughter turns into a bird and flies away. Daughter asks her friends to bring food from her home, but they eat it themselves and bring her ashes and bark instead.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of The Hat Vendor and the Monkey Troop (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of The Hat Vendor and the Monkey Troop

Transcription of a retelling of Luu hup kyur leh yoong luung (The Hat Vendor and the Monkey Troop), as narrated by Margret Leivon Lamkang. A troop of monkeys gets into a vendor's box of hats. He throws stones at them but is unable to retrieve the hats, so he throws his own hat onto the ground. Imitating him, the monkeys throw down their hats, and the vendor is unable to retrieve them.
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Grace Sankhil (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Grace Sankhil

Transcription of a retelling of Naaspati paomin (the Pear Story), as narrated by Grace Sankhil.
Date: September 26, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi; Khular, Sumshot; Tholung, Daniel; Utt, Tyler P.; Khullar, Rengpu Rex & Thounaojam, Harimohon
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam

Transcription of a Benglam story as told by Elvish Sankhil. Long ago humans lived underground. Porcupines helped them escape onto the surface of the earth. There was a tiger lying in wait to eat them when they emerged. Benglam convinces sparrows to fly out, and threatens to shoot the tiger with his arrows.
Date: September 2, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library