Yankton, SD The captains spend all morning preparing for a council, and then have the Yankton Sioux representatives brought over from across the river. Clark learns about the Akicita Society.
Two Indian Drums (Detail)
Karl Bodmer (1809–1893)
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library.[1]“Indianische geräthschaften und waffen. Ustensiles et armes indiens. Indian utensils and arms.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 22, 2019. … Continue reading
Council with the Sioux Chiefs[2]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Yankton Council
Cap L. Delivered the Speach & thin made one great Chiff by giving him a meadal & Some Cloathes one 2d. Chief & three third Chiefs in the Same way, They recvd. those thing with the goods and tobacco with pleasure To the Grand Chief we gave a Flag and the parole & wampom with a hat & Chiefs Coat, we Smoked out of the pipe of peace,
—William Clark
Akicita Society
Those who become members of this Society must be brave active young men who take a Vow never to give back let the danger be what it may; in War Parties they always go foward without Screening themselves behind trees or any thing else to this Vow they Strictly adheer dureing their Lives . . . . Those men are likely fellows the Sit together Camp & Dance together— This Society is in imitation of the Societies of the [Crow] Indians from whome they imitate—
—William Clark
Dancing to the Rattle and Thrapple
their was four of them which were always a Singing & playing on their curious Instruments which were as follows, viz. they had each of them a Thrapple made of a fresh buffelow hide dressed white with Some Small Shot in it and a little bunch of hair tied on it
—John Ordway
Notes
↑1 | “Indianische geräthschaften und waffen. Ustensiles et armes indiens. Indian utensils and arms.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 22, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-c46b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. |
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↑2 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |