Ohunka Explained

Ohunka (Lakota: false, untrue,^[1] plural ohunkakan) is a traditional Sioux evening story. They usually feature mythological characters like Iktomi or Iya together with humans. The storyteller's skill required the combination of episodes and keeping the audience interested.^[2] Some ohunkakan were collected by Zitkala-Sa in her Old Indian Legends.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lakota Words Index. Lakota Writings. 2010-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110908054247/http://www.lakotawritings.com/lakota_words_Index.htm. 2011-09-08. dead.
2. John Gneisenau Neihardt, Raymond J. DeMallie. The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt, University of Nebraska Press, 1985, p. 395