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Winter counts (Lakota: waníyetu wówapi or waníyetu iyáwapi) are pictorial calendars or histories in which tribal records and events were recorded by Native Americans in North America. The Blackfeet, Mandan, Kiowa, Lakota, and other Plains tribes used winter counts extensively. There are approximately one hundred winter counts in existence ...
Lakota activists such as Madonna Thunder Hawk and Chase Iron Eyes, along with the Lakota People's Law Project, have alleged that Lakota grandmothers are illegally denied the right to foster their own grandchildren. They are working to redirect federal funding away from the state of South Dakota's D.S.S. to new tribal foster care programs.
Between the fall hunt and the onset of winter was a time when Lakota warriors could undertake raiding and warfare. With the coming of winter snows, the Lakota settled into winter camps, where activities of the season, ceremonies and dances as well as trying to ensure adequate winter feed for their horses. [59]
Card and dice games were commonly used as forms of entertainment among tribes such as the Iroquois and Lakota. [1] Several contests and games invented by American indigenous groups contributed to modern-day sports (like the game of lacrosse) and casino play. Several indigenous games were tribe-specific; one of the most common games played ...
The final Crafts on the River for 2023 takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 29-30, at Rousakis Riverfront Plaza. Savannah Waterfront Association's monthly Crafts on the River creates network of ...
website, art exhibits in many media, art and crafts classes, children's art and play activities Museum of Wildlife, Science and Industry of NE South Dakota: Webster: Day: Northeast: Multiple: website, features many buildings with exhibits of military, agricultural and pioneer life, antique tractors, cars, and mounted wildlife, restored historic ...
The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center is a private, non-profit educational and cultural outreach program of St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States. The museum was established in May 1991 to honor and preserve the Lakota culture for the students at St. Joseph’s Indian School and to foster among people who ...