creating materials

[Hartwell Francis]

In pursuing my interest in creating materials for literacy development I
stumbled across Mallery's (1888-1889 Annual Report of the Bureau of
Ethnology, vol 10) discussion of the Dakota Winter Counts.  Winter Counts
would make an interesting class module for 10-12 year olds - they could
study Winter Counts and then create their own with the help of their
elders.

  Anyway, Mallery's discussion is in English only.  I have been wondering
if there are published or written accounts of Winter Counts (wan'iyetu
wo'wapi) in any Siouan languages.  Also, I wonder how wide-spread the
practice was.  Mallery cites Lone-Dog 'Shunka-Ishnala' (Yanktonais),
The-Flame 'Bo-i'-de' (near Fort Sully), The-Swan (Minneconjou Chief),
Black-Bear 'Mato Sapa' (Minneconjou), and Battiste Good (Brule).
Specifically, do the Chiwere keep Winter Counts?

Hartwell