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tHE SEASONS OF THE DAKOTA

DAKOTA WINTER count

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Shunka Ishnala (Lone Dog), Yanktonai. About 1870. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. Photo by Janine Sarna Jones.
Long ago, the Dakota did not have a written language.  However, they had a very clever way to remember their history.  They would keep a winter count.
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2  Learning Goal
​3  Vocabulary Words
4  Winter Count – Definition
5  Winter Count – Explanation
6  Winter Count – Historian Image
7  Winter Count – Explanation of Winter Count images
8  Story Telling
​9  Story Telling – Intro to Turtle Story
10  Toys
11  Games – Lacrosse Image
12  Games – Hoop and Arrow
13  Games – Games of Chance and Skill
14  Video – Explaining Traditional Games; Plum Stone Game; Deer Toe Bone Game; Double Ball Game
15  Snow Snake Game
16  Essential Question Review
17  Learning Goal Review
​18  Extension of Learning ​