Extinction of the Herd
Symbolically, the bison is evident in the Native culture, and the most sacred of all was the white bison. Once the bison herds were driven to near extinction, this way of life ended.
The Year the Stars Fell
“The Year the Stars Fell” 11 x 30” Watercolor and Gouache on Paper The winter of 1833 – 34 was known to many Plains Indian Tribes as “The Year the Stars Fell”. That year, the Leonid meteor storm was recorded in numerous Indian calendars, called winter counts. A winter count was kept by various tribes, as a pictorial reminder of …