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Show MAixKBY] ; C0BBU8IEK WINTER COUNTS, 1785- 1798. 133 White- Cow- Killer calls it " All- the- Indians- see- the- flag winter." 1791-' 92.- No. I. Glue, an Ogl& la, froze to death on his way to a Brul6 village. A glne- stick is represented back of his head. Glue, made from the hoofs of buffalo, is used to fasten arrow- heads on, and is carried about on sticks. No. II. The Dakotas and Omahas made peace. nQ^ OS.- No. I. Many women died in child- birth. No. II. The Dakotas camped on the Missouri River near the Gros Ventres and fought with them a long time. The Dakota tipi and the Gros Ventre lodge are shown in the figure. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Bees- house- winter." 1793- 794.- No. I. A Ponka who was captured when a boy by the Ogl&- las was killed while outside the village by a war party of Ponkas. No. II. Bear's- Bars was killed in a fight with the Bees. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Little- Face- killed winter." 1794P95.- No. I. The- Good - White- Man came with two other white men. He promised that if they would let him and bis companions go undisturbed he would return and bring with him weapons with which they could kill game with but little labor. They gave them buffalo robes and dogs to pack them on and sent the party off. The sign for white man is a hat, either by itself or on a head, and the gesture- sign indicates one who wears a hat. Draw the open right hand horizontally from left to right across the forehead a little above the eyebrows, the back of the hand to be upward and the fingers pointing toward the left, or draw, the index across the forehead in the same manner. No. II. Bad- Face, a Dakota, was shot in the face. White- Cow- Killer calls i t" Long- Hairkilled winter." 1795-' 96.- No. I. The- Man- Who- O wns- the- Flute was killed by the Chey-ennes. His flute is represented in front of him with sounds coming from it. A bullet mark is on his neck. No. II. The Dakotas camped near the Bees and fought with them. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Water- Stomach- killed winter." 1796-' 97.- No. I. They killed the long- haired man in a fight with the Cheyennes while on an expedition to avenge the death of The- Man- Who- Owns- the- Flute, who was killed by the Cheyennes the year before. No. II. Badger, a Dakota, was killed by enemies, as shown by the absence of his scalp. White- Cow- Killer calls it " War- Bonnet killed winter." 1797-^ 98.- No. I. Little- Beaver and three other white men came to trade, having been sent by the Good- White- Man. Their goods were loaded on three sleds, each drawn by six dogs. No, II. The- Wise- Man was killed by enemies. White- Cow- Killer calls it" Caught- the- medicine- god - woman- winter." 1798-? 99.- No. I. Owns- the- Pole, the leader of an Ogl& la war party, brought home many Cheyenne scalps. The cross stands for Cheyenne. No. II. Many women died in child- birth. |
