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each by its own council, and sometimes coming into conflict with each 

 other, but uniting in a general council on occasions affecting the whole 

 nation. 



No. III. Danced calumet dance before going to war. 



Battiste Good says: " Sung-over-each-otherwhileonthe war-path 

 winter." He adds: "The war party while out made a large pipe and 

 sang each other's praises." A memorandum is also added that the pipe 

 here seems to indicate peace made with some other tribe assisting in 

 the war. But see pages US and 139. 



1805-'06.— No. I. Eight Dakotas killed by Crows. 



No. II. The Crows killed eight Dakotas. Again the short parallel 

 black lines, this time eight in number, united by a long stroke. The 

 interpreter, Fielder, says that this character with black strokes is only 

 used for grave marks. 



No. III. Eight Minuecoujou Dakotas killed by Crow Indians at the 

 mouth of Powder River. 



Battiste Good says: "They-canie-aud-killed-eight winter.'* The 

 enemy killed eight Dakotas. 



White Cow-Killer calls it " Eight-Dakotas-killed winter." 



Mato Sapa says : Eight Minneconjous killed by Crows at mouth of 

 Powder River. 



Major Bush same as last. 



1806-'07. — No. I. Many eagles caught. This is done by digging a hole 

 and baiting the eagles to the hole in which the Indian is concealed, who 

 then catches the eagle. 



No. II. A Dakota killed an Arikara as he was about to shoot an 

 eagle. The sign gives the head and shoulders of a man with a red spot 

 of blood on his neck, an aim being extended, with a line drawn to a 

 golden eagle. The Arickaras, a brauch of the Pawnee (L'ani) family, 

 were at the date given a powerful body, divided into ten large bauds. 

 They migrated in recent times from southeast to northwest along the 

 Missouri River. 



No. III. A Ree Indian hunting eagles from a hole in the ground killed 

 by the Two Kettle Dakotas, 



Battiste Good says: " Killed-them-while-hunting-eagles winter." 

 Some Dakota eagle-hunters were killed by enemies. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Killed-while-hunting-eagles winter." 



Mato Sapa says : A Ree hunting eagles from a hole in the ground was 

 killed by Two Kettles. 



Major Bush says the same without the words "hole in the ground." 



There is no doubt that the drawing represents an Indian in the act 

 of catching an eagle by the legs, as the Arickaras were accustomed to 

 catch eagles in their earth-traps. They rarely or never shot war eagles. 

 The enemies probably shot the Arikara in his trap just as he put his 

 hand up to grasp the bird. 



1807-'OS.— No. I. Red-Shirt killed by Rees. 



