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. ...
Read MoreTipis
Tipis and stories associated with several of them, including a huge tipi presented to Col. Welch on July 7, 1915. — Photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915. — Close-up photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915. — Photo of Adolph Wise Spirit’s tipi in field with Welch tipi. — Photo of Welch tipi, standing, in 1923. — Photo detail of Welch tipi pictographs. — Photo of Welch tipi enlargments. — Photo of Welch tipi enlarged to show horse’s tail at top. Horse’s tail attributed to Circling Hawk and the Little Big Horn fight. — Photo of top of Welch’s tipi. — Full description and background of Welch tipi as typed by Welch. — Photo of unidentified tipi from very old...
Read MoreLittle Stories of the Dakota Territory in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
Story No. 1…SITTING BULL AND THE BOTTLE OF HORSE RADISH Story No. 2…CHIEF JOHN GRASS COMMENTS TO WELCH (1915) ON THE EVILS OF WHISKEY AND ADULTERY Story No. 3…LITTLE BRAVE AND HIS PINTO PONY Story No. 4…HOW “BRISTLING” GOT HIS NAME Story No. 5...HOW BLOODY KNIFE DIED WITH CUSTER Story No. 6...ALBERT GRASS DIED A TRUE WARRIOR IN THE TRENCHES OF FRANCE, 1918 Story No. 7...MRS. WELCH DINES WITH SITTING BULL Story No. 8...He-Yo-Ka Story No. 9…SIOUX VENGEANCE Story No. 10…THUNDERBIRD – (Red Fish Pictograph, 1915) Story No. 11…THE SIOUX ADOPT A BRAVE ENEMY ...
Read MoreNative American Societies
These ‘Societies’ carried out of the orders of the Chief, acted as police while their society was on duty; looked after the sick and needy members of the camp; enforced the discipline of the camp or march or hunt; and while doing so they were always just but unmovable in the performance of their official duties. Welch’s descriptions of each society are incomplete, but this is all the data that could be assigned to each society. Index Cante Tinze (Brave Heart) Society. Dead Grass Society. Fool Soldier Band. Fox Society. Crow Owners Society (Kange Yuka). Mowatani Society. Old Scout Society. South Side...
Read MoreNative American Shields and Pictographs in the Col. A. B. Welch collection
Grey Whirlwind’s shield (drawn by Welch) – No Two Horns’ shield (drawn by himself with chewed matchhead) – No Two Horns’ shield (drawn by Welch) – No Two Horns’ pictograph stealing horse (at ND Hist Soc..but maybe drawn by Welch) – No Two Horns’ pictograph horse is killed (at ND Hist Soc..but maybe drawn by Welch) – Ghost Dance shield (according to ND Hist Soc) – Rain in the Face’s shield (drawn by Welch from old picture) – Red Fish’s shield (drawn by Welch from dream of Red Fish) – White Cow Walking’s shield (drawn by Welch at direction of...
Read MoreNative American Sacred Stones and Holy Places described by Col. A. B. Welch
Chapter I, Wakantonka, The Great Mystery – Chapter II, Sacred Stones – Chapter III, The Standing Rock – Chapter IV, Mandan Legends – Chapter V, Medicine of the Plains Indians – Chapter VI, The Sacred Object of the Mandans – Chapter VII, The Blue Cloud Stone and Dream Stories – Chapter VIII, Ancient Religious Beliefs of The Sioux – Chapter IX, Circles of Stone – Chapter X, Gros Ventre Graves near Shell – Chapter XI, Children’s Funeral Tree at Fort Berthold – Chapter XII, Mayan Statuette Found near Mouth of Heart River – Chapter XIII, Winter...
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