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Turtle Lung Woman's Granddaughter new article content ... This work is the translation from Oglala Lakota of a narrative provided to Delphine Red Shirt by her mother, Wiya Isnala (Lone Woman). It was published in 2002 by the University of Nebraska Press. The first part of the narrative concerns Wiya Isnala's grandmother, Kheglezela Chaguwi (Turtle Lung Woman). The second part concerns Wiya Isnala's own life. The significance of this work lies within the fact that three generations of Native American women have participated in the transference of family history, cultural identity, and tribal traditions. In this moving and empowering narrative, women have regained the power that was lost to them through the intrusion of white influence.