Unit 3: Set 1. Winter Counts - Beede's Provenance - Transcribed

Intro | High Dog Count | Beede's Provenance | No Ears Count | Discussion |
Activity 1 | Activity 2

Transcription of above: "High Dog copied this
for me from one which he had (about new).
Somewhere in my papers is a translation of the key
with additional explanation made by the direction
of Indians. Beede"

C0295 Aaron McGaffey Beede 1859 - 1934

Beede's typed transcript of hand written account

Beede's handwritten account of High Dog
winter count

Beede's translation of High Dog winter count
from Sioux to English

Beede's key to High Dog winter count, expanded
by interviews with American Indians.

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