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"Fort Pierre on the Missouri"

Creator:
Bodmer, Carl  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Apr 29 1834
Biographical / Historical:
Original pencil sketch by Carl Bodmer, April 29, 1834.

Fort Pierre, at the mouth of the Teton River, was the American Fur Company's principal trading post among the Teton Dakota (Western Sioux). The Indian tipis depicted near this post are undoubtedly Sioux. (--JCE)
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.43173 B
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Sioux  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Bodmer, Carl
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e590d035-3f7d-4a2b-8065-88c18e835cd0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref8985

"Green River" knife and sheath

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Jewett, Non-Indian, 1844-1916  Search this
Object Name:
"Green River" knife and sheath
Media/Materials:
Metal knife, hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched
Dimensions:
55 x 8 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
1/3959
Barcode:
013959.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb0af8bb-4dd0-4c03-85f0-4a81e4688e87
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_14787
Online Media:

"Possible bag" depicting the deeds of Minneconjou chief White Swan

Culture/People:
probably Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux) (attributed)  Search this
Subject:
White Swan, Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), ca. 1840-ca. 1900  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Lender:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Seller:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
"Possible bag" depicting the deeds of Minneconjou chief White Swan
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, cotton cloth, sinew, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
44.50 x 33.00 x 8.00 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
6/325
Barcode:
060325.000
See related items:
Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60faec613-44f0-44c1-b40b-8aa31fe18ef6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_65204
Online Media:

"They treated us just like Indians" : the worlds of Bennett County, South Dakota / Paula L. Wagoner

Author:
Wagoner, Paula L  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 155 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
South Dakota
Bennett County
Bennett County (S.D.)
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Date:
2002
C2002
Topic:
Bennett County (S.D.)--Social conditions  Search this
Legal status, laws, etc  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_712381

"Volk van de Paha Sapa" : cultuur, geschiedenis en hedendaagse situatie van de Teton Sioux of Lakota Indianen / [tekst, ill.: Jeroen Vogtschmidt]

Author:
Vogtschmidt, Jeroen 1967-  Search this
Physical description:
184 p. : ill ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
South Dakota
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Date:
1990
Topic:
History  Search this
Call number:
E78.S63 V64 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_902336

...1.--Songs of the Helcucka society; 2.--A Teton Dakota ghost story; 3.--Ponka stories; 4.--Abstracts of Ponka and Omaha myths / by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey

Author:
Dorsey, James Owen 1848-1895  Search this
Physical description:
[14p.] p. 65-78 ; 27cm
Type:
Folklore
Date:
1888
[1888]
Topic:
Folklore, Indian  Search this
Call number:
E98.F6 D718 1988
E98.F6D718 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_373976

32 Point Star

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ruth Chasing Hawk, Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Florence Pulford (Florence Atwood), Non-Indian, 1923-1989  Search this
Previous owner:
Florence Pulford (Florence Atwood), Non-Indian, 1923-1989  Search this
Ann Pulford Wilson (Ann Wilson), Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah Pulford Zweng (Sarah Pulford/Sarah Zweng), Non-Indian  Search this
Seller:
Ann Pulford Wilson (Ann Wilson), Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah Pulford Zweng (Sarah Pulford/Sarah Zweng), Non-Indian  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Smithsonian Women's Committee  Search this
Title:
32 Point Star
Object Name:
Quilt
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, cotton-synthetic cloth, muslin, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, pieced, quilted
Dimensions:
213.6 x 179.5 cm
Object Type:
Furnishings (Home)
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1968-1988
Catalog Number:
26/6369
Barcode:
266369.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69937fcf7-1837-4fae-8b15-e103072e9b4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_387081
Online Media:

4G Better than One-G

Culture/People:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dwayne Wilcox, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), b. 1954  Search this
Seller:
Dwayne Wilcox, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), b. 1954  Search this
Title:
4G Better than One-G
Object Name:
Drawing
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, colored pencil, ink
Techniques:
Drawn
Dimensions:
28.8 x 45.0 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Rapid City; Pennington County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
2012
Catalog Number:
26/8952
Barcode:
268952.000
See related items:
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65392db47-3739-4a90-9054-911e93365f40
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_407653
Online Media:

550 Daḳota verbs compiled and edited by Harlan LaFontaine (Ṡun̳kmanitu Hoṭan̳ka) and Neil McKay (C̣an̳temaza)

Title:
Five hundred fify Daḳota verbs
Author:
LaFontaine, Harlan  Search this
Author:
McKay, Neil 1969-  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 181 pages 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2004
Topic:
Dakota language--Verb  Search this
Lakota dialect--Verb  Search this
Yankton dialect--Verb  Search this
18.91 American Indian languages  Search this
Lakota  Search this
Verbal forms  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_762002

A Teton Dakota Woman, (painting)

Painter:
Bodmer, Karl 1809-1893  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street Omaha Nebraska 68102
Date:
1833
Topic:
Ethnic--Dakota  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Control number:
IAP 85780020
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_230280

A dictionary - oie wowapi wan of Teton Sioux Lakota-English, English-Lakota, Lakota-Ieska, Ieska-Lakota : with consideration given to Yankton and Santee dialects compiled by Eugene Buechel, edited by Paul Manhart ; in cooperation with the Institute of Indian Studies, University of South Dakota

Title:
Lakota-English dictionary
Oie wowapi wan of Teton Sioux
Author:
Buechel, Eugene  Search this
Author:
Manhart, Paul  Search this
Buechel, Eugene Dictionary of the Teton Dakota Sioux language  Search this
University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 853 pages portrait 26 cm
Type:
Dictionaries
Date:
1983
1970
Topic:
English language--Dictionaries--Teton  Search this
Lakota dialect--English  Search this
Lakota dialect  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_600167

A dictionary of the Teton Dakota Sioux language : Lakota-English, English-Lakota [microform] : with considerations given to Yankton and Santee : Oie wowapi wan̳ Lakota-Ieska, Ieska-Lakota / by Eugene Buechel ; edited by Paul Manhart ; in cooperation with the Institute of Indian Studies, University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Title:
Oie wowapi wan̳ Lakota-Ieska, Ieska-Lakota
Author:
Buechel, Eugene  Search this
Manhart, Paul  Search this
University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 852 p. : port. ; 26 cm
Type:
Microforms
Dictionaries
Date:
1970
C1970
Topic:
Lakota dialect--English  Search this
English language--Lakota  Search this
Call number:
mfc 006080.01
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_547053

A dictionary of the Teton Dakota Sioux language; Lakota-English, English-Lakota, with considerations given to Yankton and Santee. Oie wowapi wa[Greek eta] Lakota-Ieska, Ieska-Lakota. Edited by Paul Manhart in cooperation with the Institute of Indian Studies, University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Author:
Buechel, Eugene  Search this
Author:
Manhart, Paul  Search this
University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 852 pages ; 26 cm
Type:
Dictionaries
Dictionaries (form)
Date:
1970
Topic:
English language--Lakota  Search this
English language--Teton  Search this
Lakota dialect--English  Search this
18.91 American Indian languages  Search this
English language  Search this
Lakota dialect  Search this
Engels  Search this
Lakota (taal)  Search this
Call number:
PM1024.Z9T42X
PM1024.Z9T42X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4666

A grammar of Lakota, the language of the Teton Sioux Indians by Eugene Buechel .

Author:
Buechel, Eugene 1874-1954  Search this
Physical description:
1 pages leaves, v pages, 1 leaves, 374 p 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1939
Topic:
Dakota language--Grammar  Search this
Dakota (Langue)--Grammaire  Search this
Call number:
PM1022.B8X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_268755

A short history of the sacred calf pipe of the Teton Dakota / by John L. Smith

Author:
Smith, John L  Search this
Physical description:
37, [11] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1994
1967
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
History  Search this
Religion  Search this
Call number:
E99.T34 S65 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_600148

Aboriginal Memorial, (sculpture)

Title:
Spirit Warriors, (sculpture)
Little Bighorn National Monument, (sculpture)
Indian Memorial, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Collins, Christopher  Search this
Landscape architect:
Collins, John R.  Search this
Towers, Alison  Search this
Designer:
Cutschall, Colleen  Search this
Founder:
Eagle Bronze Foundry  Search this
Fabricator:
Collins Studio  Search this
Medium:
Bronze, granite and earthwork
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Earthwork
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Interstate 90, Exit 510 & Highway 212, P.O. Box 39 Crow Agency Montana 59022-0039
Date:
1996-2003. Dedicated June 25, 2003
Topic:
History--United States--Battle of Little Bighorn  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Ethnic--Sioux  Search this
Ethnic--Cheyenne  Search this
Ethnic--Lakota  Search this
Ethnic--Crow  Search this
Ethnic--Arikara  Search this
History--United States--Indian Wars  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Peace  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Control number:
IAS 71500687
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_358741

Acorns

Culture/People:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Acorns
Media/Materials:
Nut/nuts
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Food and Foodstuffs
Place:
Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
15/2104
Barcode:
152104.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Food and Foodstuffs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667b6804e-8cdc-4b83-b40e-e24a6905708f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_163333
Online Media:

Across the Medicine Line [by] C. Frank Turner

Author:
Turner, C. Frank  Search this
Subject:
Sitting Bull 1831-1890  Search this
Walsh, James Morrow 1840-1905  Search this
Physical description:
269 p., xvi [i.e. 8] leaves of plates. ill., map (on lining papers), ports. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1973
C1973
Topic:
History  Search this
Dakota Indians--Kings and rulers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_918604

Adze

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Pte san Waste win (Ptesan Wastewin [Pretty Gray Cow]), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Adze
Media/Materials:
Wood, iron
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
6/7946
Barcode:
067946.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af2327b4-23b6-4c7a-a86f-461b3088db58
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73239
Online Media:

After Wounded Knee / edited, and with an introduction by Jerry Green

Author:
Lauderdale, John Vance  Search this
Green, Jerry 1946-  Search this
Subject:
Lauderdale, John Vance Correspondence  Search this
Lauderdale, John Vance Diaries  Search this
United States Army Medical Department History  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 184 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Personal narratives
Place:
United States
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Date:
1996
C1996
Topic:
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890  Search this
Physicians--Correspondence  Search this
Medical care  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_535095

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