The year the stars fell : Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian
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Washington D.C. : Lincoln : Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
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Rapid City Public Library - South Dakota - Adult
SOUTH DAKOTA SD Tribes 978.0049 YEA 2007
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Published
Washington D.C. : Lincoln : Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
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xii, 347 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index.
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Publisher description: Winter counts, pictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their past, marked each year with a picture of a memorable event. The widespread Lakota, or Western Sioux, 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. A visually stunning book, The Year the Stars Fell features full-color illustrations of the fourteen winter counts plus more than 900 detailed images of individual pictographs. Pictures are accompanied with explanations provided by their nineteenth-century Lakota recorders, arranged chronologically to facilitate comparison among counts. The book provides ready access to primary source material, serving as an essential reference work for scholars as well as an invaluable historical resource for Native communities.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Greene, C. S., & Thornton, R. (2007). The year the stars fell: Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian . Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greene, Candace S and Russell Thornton. 2007. The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts At the Smithsonian. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greene, Candace S and Russell Thornton. The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts At the Smithsonian Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Greene, Candace S., and Russell Thornton. The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts At the Smithsonian Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; University of Nebraska Press, 2007.

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