The year the stars fell : Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian

Type

Book

Authors

Candace S. Greene ( Greene, Candace S. )

Russell Thornton ( Thornton, Russell )

ISBN 10

0803222114

ISBN 13

9780803222113

Tags

Lakota History, Lakota, Lakota art, Winter counts, Indigenous art, Lakota -- Calendar, Calendar, Dakota astronomy, Indigenous astronomy, Astronomy, Lakota -- Folklore, Indigenous peoples -- Legends, Picture-writing -- Great Plains, Picture-writing, Winter -- Great Plains -- Folklore, Winter, Indigenous peoples -- Great Plains, Great Plains

Abstract

"The widespread Lakota, or Western Sioux, recorded many different events in their winter counts, but all include 'the year the stars fell', the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of 1833-34. This work offers information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource for the study of Lakota history and culture."--WorldCat.org.

Description

xii, 347 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Preface / by Candace S. Greene --
Preface / by Russell Thornton --
Waniyetu wówapi: an introduction to the Lakota winter count tradition / Christina E. Burke --
Winter counts in the Smithsonian / Christina E. Burke --
The Rosebud winter count: a recent discovery / Russell Thornton --
Winter by winter / Christina E. Burke and Russell Thornton, assisted by Dakota Goodhouse --
Calendars from other Plains tribes / Candace S. Greene --
Afterword: Tasunko ota win waniyetu wówapi (Her Many Horses winter count) / Emil Her Many Horses.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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