![]() NPS photo Pictures were also a way of keeping history and remembering the times past. One of the elders was the keeper of the Winter Count, a hide that was rolled up and kept in his possession. On this hide were many small pictures, starting in the middle and working in a spiral. Each picture depicts an important event of the year, i.e. the year of… In the early 1990’s Dawn Little Sky from the Pine Ridge Reservation worked with the museum curators, exhibit planner and history buffs to create the Running Water Winter Count that hangs in the entrance room of the James H. Cook Gallery. Over 150 events are included starting with the beginning of time and ending with the dedication of the currant Agate Fossil Beds Visitor Center in 1992. Dawn Little Sky painted the elk hide and as it first hung in the exhibit she would highlight each event and tell the “story” that was presented there. Now rangers lead the visitors through the events during interpretive talks. |
Last updated: April 17, 2017