"Lakota Winter Counts at the Smithsonian" Edited by Candace R. Greene & Russell Thornton. Hardcover. 347 pgs. Winter counts are pictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their past, marking each year with a picture of a memorable event. The Lakota 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 volume is an unprecedented assemblage of information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource for the study of Lakota history and culture. Fourteen winter counts are presented in detail, with a chapter devoted to the newly discovered Rosebud Winter Count. Together, these counts constitute a visual chronicle of over two hundred years of Lakota experience as recorded by Native historians. (Publisher) |
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