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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  • The heyókȟa who dreamed of his death (1887)
    The heyókȟa are respected and revered. This is a tale of a one who knew how he would die, and painted himself and his horse in the manner of the lightning strikes that would kill them. Bushotter once experienced someone being struck by lightning too.
  • Goose and her children, a game (1887)
    In summer boys would play a game where one was a hunter and all others were geese. The geese could swim and dive and go ashore while the hunter tried to catch them. When boys were caught they were asked how many children they had and then were dunked.
  • Buffalo horn game (1887)
    A game that boys and young men would play involved the molding of buffalo horns that were then secured to saplings. The sticks would then be sent along like arrows over the snow and ice.
  • 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.
  • 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.