Winter Count of Good Voice Hawk, 1822-1912
This document is a page from a transcribed winter count history given in 1912 by Yanktonai Sioux (Dakota) historian Good Voice Hawk, through interpreter Ben Harrison. The history is a chronicle of the events of each year between 1822 and 1912. Winter counts were normally painted on hides or cloth. The keeper would paint a picture to represent the significant event of each winter. Oftentimes the job of keeping the winter count was passed down from father to son in the same family.
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Section of transcribed winter count detailing 1840–1866. National Archives Identifier 3600230377.
View and download the Calendar by Good Voice Hawk, Historian, in the National Archives Catalog. This document is one example of the many records held at the National Archives at Denver. You can explore more of our holdings through the National Archives Catalog or by visiting the National Archives at Denver in person. This record is located within Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Series: Calendar by Good Voice Hawk, 1912. Many of the records in this collection have yet to be digitized.