The Wind-Roan Bear Winter Count
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9217437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N A Higginbotham (Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 91 |
| Pages | 1-42 |
| Publication date | 1981-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.1981.11909018 |
| OpenAlex | W2769086429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Wind-Roan Bear winter count represents a calendrical history of segments and/or factions of the Dakota nation pefore, during, and after the massive westward movement of the American populace during the nineteenth century. This record was received by Harold Shunk (Mato Ska), in December, 1948, from Roan Bear, a Minneconjou residing on the Cheyenne Agency Reservation. It is supposedly the efforts of Zephier Rencontre (Wind), a Frenchman who, by marriage and profession, was closely associated with the Dakota. The Wind count covers the period 1796 to 1885. The Roan Bear count, originally the work of Buffalo (Bull) Head continues recording this historical transformation, covering the period 1886 to 1948. Both counts were of the modern variety, being short, written phrases in the Dakota language, reminding the reader of the indicated event (non-pictographic); Shunk recorded only the English translation.The purpose of this paper is basically threefold: (1) To present the text of the Wind-Roan Bear count as obtained by Mr. Shunk; (2) In presenting the text, to clarify the obscure and/or unknown passages in the count as gathered by James H. Howard in 1953; and (3) To show the good agreement between the two counts in almost all of the clearly translated sections. In addition the writer has critically compared each year's event, or events, with corresponding events as recorded in various other Dakota winter counts. The author has attempted to place each year's event, or events, with corresponciing events as recorded in various other Dakota winter counts. Finally, the author has attempted to place each year's event, or events, in the proper historical perspective; hence, a brief analysis of each record is included therein
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 1982 - 1996 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |