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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  • Return of the nighthawk in the spring (1887)
    Nighthawks return after other birds in spring, and people would anxiously wait for them. When the nighthawks fly back, it is time to hunt again, because their return is the message that the animals have fattened up.
  • 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.
  • A sick note from Bushotter (1887)
    George Bushotter writes to James Dorsey to let him know he won't be back into work until Monday, because although he's recovering from an illness and eating better, he's still not quite ready to be back in the office.