118 PICTOGRAPHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 



Mato Sapa says: A Minneconjou Dakota named The-Hard killed 

 seven lodges of the Blue Cloud Indians. 



Major Bush same as Mato Sapa. 



1840-'4L— No. I. Bed-Arm, a Cheyenne, and Lone-Horn, a Dakota, 

 make peace. 



No. II. The Dakotas made peace with the Cheyennes, a well-known 

 tribe belonging to the Algonkin family. The symbol of peace is the 

 common one of the approaching palms of two persons. The different 

 coloration of the two arms distinguishes them from the approximation 

 of the palms of one person. 



No. HI. Dakotas made peace with Cheyenne Indians. 



1841-'42. — No. I. Feather in-the-Ear steals horses from the Crows. 



No. II. Feather-in-the-Ear stole thirty spotted ponies. The spots are 

 shown red, distinguishing them from those of the curly horse in the 

 character for 1803-'04. 



No. III. A Minueconjou Dakota, named Feather-in his-Ear, stole 

 nineteen spotted horses from the Crow Indians. 



Mato Sapa says : A Minueconjou named Feather-in-the-Ear stole 

 nineteen spotted horses from the Crows. 



Major Bush says the same, except that he gives the number as nine 

 instead of nineteen. 



A successful theft of horses, demanding skill, patience, and daring, 

 is generally considered by the plains Indians to be of equal merit with 

 the taking of scalps. Indeed, the successful horse-thief is more popular 

 than a mere warrior on account of the riches gained by the tribe, wealth 

 until lately being generally estimated in ponies as the unit of value. 



184l'-'43. — No. I. A Minueconjou chief tries to make war. The tip of 

 the feather is black. No red iu it. 



No. II. One-Feather raised a large war party against the Crows. 

 This chief is designated by his long solitary red eagle feather, and holds 

 a pipe with black stem and red bowl, alluding to the usual ceremonies 

 before starting on the war path. For further information on this sub- 

 ject see page 139. The Red-War-Eagle-Feather was at this time a chief 

 of the Sans Arcs. 



No. III. Feather-in-the-Ear made a feast, to which he invited all the 

 young Dakota braves, wanting them to go with him. A memorandum is 

 added that he failed to persuade them. See Corbusier Winter Counts 

 for same year, page 141. 



Mato Sapasays : The same man (referring tolast year), Feather-in-the- 

 Ear, made a feast inviting all Dakota young men to go to war. 



Major Bush says same as Mato Sapa. 



1843-'44. — No. I. Buffalo is scarce ; an Indian makes medicine and 

 brings them to the suffering. 



No. TI. The Sans Arcs made medicine to bring the buffalo. The 

 mediciue tent is denoted by a buffalo's head drawn on it. 



