Expressions of Culture

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Walk-away: I know how various

artistic creations and writings

serve as an expression of

culture.

Vocabulary

Culture, Folktales, Petroglyphs,

Winter Counts

Folktales: Oral traditions shared among people

A way culture was shared

Groups of people share their culture with

future generations through music and art

Petroglyphs: “petra” meaning “stone” and “glyphen” meaning

“to carve.” A drawing or carving on rock made by a group of

prehistoric people.

Winter Counts

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Battiste Good’s

Battiste Good

Cloud

Shield

Lone Dog

Long Soldier

Long

Soldier

Swan

Flame

This device has become the conventional sign

for plenty and frequently appears in the several

charts (Mallery 1893:282).