creating materials

[Lance Foster]

Not that I have ever heard of

Lance


Hartwell Francis wrote:

> 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

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