Waterlily By Ella Cara Deloria :: Waterlily, Ella Cara Deloria

Waterlily by Ella Cara DeloriaWaterlily is a book based on the events that occur within a particularDakota Indian familys life. Not only does it register the affairs of blue razzslife and her family, but it documents the rituals and culture of the Dakotapeople. With illustrative oral communication and graphic details, the incidences within the report card can be visualized and understood.The story begins with the occurrences that take place with a certainindividual, down(p) Bird. Blue Bird is traveling with a camp of Dakotas and iscarrying a baby while doing so. eyepatch on the path, Blue Bird sense of smells it is timeto have her baby and went discharge into the trees to have her baby. Seeing how gorgeous her baby was Blue Bird exclaimed, How beautiful you are Asbeautiful as the waterlillies. You to are a waterlily, my waterlily. (p. 6).Blue Bird ends up marrying a man, Star Elk, whom doesnt favor hergrandmother real much. Star Elk is a lazy, jealous man who is sub-standar d inDakota mannish value. He demonstrates this effectively when he throws away hiswife (p. 16) at a victory dance. Men werent suppose to publicly displayemotion in Dakota tradition.After being publicly humiliated, Blue Bird, her grandmother and Waterlilyluckily and happily ran into their familys tiyospaye. The reason why it was sofortunate is because Blue Birds parents and brothers were killed one solar day whenBlue Bird was about fourteen. They were taken in and made to feel at home.Along with finding their family, Blue Bird also met her bracing husband, Rainbow.Rainbow was a good provider, hard worker and a widow who had a son.