The traditional narrative Raapa as told by Bunghon Suungnem of Phaidam.

A traditional story as told by Bunghon Suungnem. In this story, the parents of five sons used up all their wealth purchasing brides and so have nothing to bequeath to them. The father tells them to obey the eldest son and work together to dig up 500 rupees he had buried and distribute it equally. After a few months of digging they are unable to find it, so they ask the eldest son what to do. He has them level the field, draw new boundaries and cultivate it. He assigns the highest plot to the youngest brother, then the next to the next-youngest, and so on. (b) Their neighbors include two lazy men who never work, but live off their wives. One wife tells her husband (the less lazy of the two) to go fishing. Instead of fish, he brings back some gold he finds in the water, and threatens to beat his wife if she does not cook it. She exchanges the gold for food and clothing. The other neighbor and his wife do not prosper, as the husband refuses to work.

Suungnem Bunghon narrated a monologue/traditional account on the origin of the Lamkang clans. This is a recording of discussion translating the original source file by Rex Khullar. Translation by Daniel Tholung.

Recording of Theipa paomin, a traditional story about the squirrel by Daniel Tholung.

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil reading the Lamkang Bible story about John and Jesus discussing.

The traditional narrative of The Three Sons as told by Bunghon Sankhil of Phaidam.

Beshot Khullar of Phaaidam village, Chandel, tells the story of Sumphaai leh Raangleen [Sumphaai and Raangleen]. The story was collected by Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam at the NSF-funded storytelling festival in 2009. The narration was transcribed by Reverend Daniel Tholung. This recording is of the translation discussion between Shobhana Chelliah and Daniel Tholung at the UNT in 2010.

Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang proverbs

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the Inn Luu- a house warming in the Lamkang tradition when a new house is built.

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the naming process in the Lamkang culture, who the names are given after the clan of the mother which is a way to identify the clan to which the mother belongs to.

The Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil, narrating the miracles performed by Jesus Christ. The kinds of healings that he performed.

A retelling of the pear story as narrated by Shekarnong Sankhil

Recording of a description of the Totlang festival and landholding.

Recording of the Lamkang Traditional jhum agricultural practices in Lamkang and the varieties of crops and grains that are grown in the Lamkang land.

The traditional narrative of Sumphaai and Rangleen as told by Beshot Khullar

Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang Proverbs

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil telling the story of Sluk also known as Sluk Arbing, a half bird and half animal creature found in the Lamkang traditional folk tales.

Photograph of tradtional truh for trapping fish in the wet paddy fields.

Photograph of Lamkang traditional shawl known as [tkar buw kpool] in Lamkang. This shawl is woven by Tony Khular of Thamlakhuren village. This picture is taken as part of the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of a Lamkang traditional thatch house with a smoke outlet known as [meikhuwt thuhna] seen in this picture. This is the house belonging to Bekoi Kangten of Teitok.kchiing Thamlapokpi village.

Photograph of yamlung a Lamkang traditonal gong used in any ceremonies and festivities, in living and death ceremonies. They are played during the celebrations.

Photograph of Donnu Sankhil making the firewood pile to dry firewood in Lamkang traditional way known as [dinghon tpurtuwn] in Lamkang.

Photograph of baskets called phangboor in Lamkang. It is used to store grains or clothes depending according to the needs of the families. Naga tribes and their used of the similar phanboor or baskets varies with design and patterns of the basket weaving.The right smaller basket belongs to Northern Naga tribes.