Walam Olum

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Walam Olum

(“Red Score”), an epic written work on the history of the Delaware Indian tribe. According to legend, the work was recorded pictographically on bark in the 17th century; by the early 19th century only small fragments remained. The Historical Fragment (19th century), which is a continuation of the Walam Olum, attributes the epic’s authorship to a single individual, Le-hibit (“He Who Writes”). The Walam Olum reflects characteristics of the Delaware tribal system and contains cosmogonic and other myths and historical legends of the Delaware Indians.

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Walam Olum, or Red Score: The Migration Legend of the Lenni Le-nape, or Delaware Indians. [Translated by C. F. Voegelin; studies by E. Lilly et al.] Indianapolis, Ind., 1954.

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