1. George Bushotter
  2. George Bushotter

George Bushotter

Date arrived: 
Dec 24th 1860
Arrived in: 
Moreau River
Date departed: 
Feb 2nd 1892
Departed from: 
Hedgesville, WV, USA
Other Names: 
Othéȟi (Lakota)

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  • Following one another, a Lakota game (1887)
    Children have a game where everyone has to follow the leader. No matter what the leader does, whoever is following must do it as well. If someone misses a step or doesn't do the same thing, they are eliminated from that round of the game.
  • Tramping on the beaver, a game (1887)
    Children have a game where someone lays on the ground under a blanket and is a beaver. The rest of the children stomp and sing; once the singing stops, the beaver then jumps up and chases them. If someone is caught they become a beaver as well.
  • Coasting (1887)
    A winter activity that children take part in is snow sledding on bone-and-animal-hide sleds. Mostly boys play this game, but sometimes girls play as well. After a certain age, people will shame you if you try to go sledding.
  • Game of ball (1887)
    A game only played by women and wíŋkte, wherein they would sit and slide marbles over ice to score, and their opponent would use a stick to hit the marbles away. They played until all of their prizes were gone.
  • Playing with small things, a game (1887)
    "Little play" is a game of make-believe where girls create toys such as tipis, cribs, and more. It is a game of being grown up, having children, and being married. They learn from their mothers and Elders and develop life skills through their playing.