Finding Aid
Descriptive Summary
Ewok Oral History Archive
4 ABY - 9 ABY
The Ewok Oral History Archive contains a number of transcribed interviews with Ewoks involved in the Battle of Endor. Originally part of a larger project, this archive serves to provide access to documents not included in the official New Republic Archives.
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Collection Guide
Daily Life
First Encounters with Princess Organa
Wicket describes encountering Princess Leia Organa while on his Cul Patu, a juvenile Ewok initiation process.
Conditions under Imperial Rule
Warlord Cherpa recounts the conditions in which the Ewoks lived during Imperial occupation of Endor.
Addressing the Famine
Lumat, an agricultural worker in Bright Tree Village, discusses how the Ewoks addressed the famine caused by the Empire.
Speech to the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village
Warlord Cherpa's address to his people after the Imperials were expelled from Endor.
Battle of Endor
The Ewok's War Council
Fufuneek describes a war council held prior to the Battle of Endor in which the Ewoks decided if they would participate in the war.
Description of the Battle of Endor
Fufuneek describes the Ewok's perspective on the battle and the tactics of the Alliance and Imperial forces.
Correspondences
Letter to Warlord Cherpa from Chencellor Mon Mothma
A congratulatory letter between Chancellor Mon Mothma and Warlord Cherpa
Warlord Cherpa's Response to Chancellor Mon Mothma
Warlord Cherpa's official correspondence with Chancellor Mon Mothma.
Letter from Warlord Cherpa to Warlord Jerchi
Warlord Cherpa challenges Warlord Jerchi's authority and his unwillingness to fight the Empire
Ewok Culture and Customs
Yub Nub Song
The Rebels on Endor believed this song meant "Freedom," but upon retranslation it turns out the phrase means "Eat Them."
Challenging Warlord Cherpa's Honor
Teebo recounts how the Rebel Alliance prevented Warlord Cherpa from engaging in a sort of ritual warfare with the Ewok Lake Tribe.
The Tale of the Mantigrue
Shaman Logray recounts the legend of the Mantigrue, the Ewoks basis for their customs surrounding war and violence.
An Interruption of Divu Slatu
Flitchee, a member of the Ewok religious clergy, explains how the Rebel Alliance prevented the Ewoks from eating stormtroopers after the Battle of Endor.
The Golden One
Cheer-Loo briefly describes the prophecy of the Golden One, and how the Ewoks believed C-3PO was the aforementioned god.
A Feast for the Golden One
Wicket describes the Ewok's intentions to eat the Rebels, and the effect of C-3POs stories on the Ewoks.