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Winter counts (Lakota: waníyetu wówapi or waníyetu iyáwapi) are pictorial calendars or histories in which tribal records and events were recorded by Native Americans in North America. The Blackfeet, Mandan, Kiowa, Lakota, and other Plains tribes used winter counts extensively. There are approximately one hundred winter counts in existence, but many of these are duplicates.

Winter count - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pictorial histories created by native tribes in North America Kiowa winter count by Anko, covers summers and winters for 37 months, 1889–92, ca. 1895. National Archives and Records Administration [ 1 ] Winter counts ( Lakota : waníyetu wówapi or waníyetu iyáwapi ) are pictorial calendars or histories in which tribal records and events were recorded by Native Americans in North America. The Blackfeet , Mandan , Kiowa , Lakota , and other Plains tribes used winter counts extensively. There are approximately on

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