Winter Counts, their Pictographic Histories

 This post contains images and stories of 6 Winter Counts.    Winter Counts are a pictorial representation of the tribes oral calendar.    Each year is depicted by one significant event in the life of that tribe.   This section starts with a newspaper article documenting a talk that A.B. Welch gave the Rotarians of Bismarck N.D.    

Welch Speaks to Rotarians, 

Explains “Winter Counts” of Sioux Nation Since 1785.

 

INDEX    

Blue Thunder’s Winter Count.    

American Horse’s Winter Count.    

A Hunkpapa Winter Count.    

Jaws’ Winter Count.   

Lone Dog’s Winter Count.    

No Two Horns’ Winter Count.    

 

Blue Thunder’s Winter Count – 1784 to 1913. 

 

Photo of Blue Thunder, 1925. 

 

Photo of Blue Thunder’s winter count hanging in Col. Welch’s basement.

Image of Blue Thunder’s Winter Count – Right side enlarged (top). 

Image of Blue Thunders’ Winter Count – Left side enlarged (bottom). 

 

Image of Blue Thunder Standing in Front of His Tipi. 1925.

Expanded image of Blue Thunder’s count years 1888-1895.

 

American Horse’s Winter Count – 1775 to 1879. 

 This winter count is by American Horse, an Oglala.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

A  Hunkpapa Winter Count

 

 

 

Jaw’s Winter Count – Hunkpapa.

 

Lone Dog’s Winter Count – Yanktonais.

 

 

 

 

 

No Two Horns’ Winter Count

 Photo of No Two Horns, 1925.

 

 

 

 

 

 Image of Joe Jordan in France, 1918.