- Washington, DC
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About the wíŋkte (1887)
Wíŋkte are considered very witty, shameless, and unafraid. They had a tradition of nicknaming people in ways that were funny, inappropriate, and/or mocking. Includes stories of a famous wíŋkte by the name of Wičhíte-Waštéla.
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Plum-stone game (1887)
The plum-stone game is primarily a game for women. Stones will be painted or marked on one side, while the other side is left plain. The stones will be laid mark-side-down in a birch-basket and after the toss, the marked sides are counted for the score.
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The man who could understand ravens (1887)
A man was said to understand the speech of ravens and magpies, which brought him exciting messages. Eventually the people taught a raven to speak, and that is why ravens can be taught like parrots to mimic human speech.
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