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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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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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Old Bull's Year Count, from 1821–1890 (1890)
A transcription of a winter count kept by Old Bull, a Húŋkpapȟaya, produced by Deloria in collaboration with unnamed interpreters of the count. Some of the years don't align as expected with other counts.
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Standing Rock legend (1927)
A girl refuses to marry the man who is giving many horses for her, and runs away. She turns into a rock which now stands as a monument in Fort Yates.
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Iktomi conquers Iya, the eater (1927)
Iktomi and Iya meet and try to overpower each other with magic until Iktomi tricks Iya into visiting a camp where, with the aid of the warriors, Iya is killed. From his body emerge the countless tribes he has eaten, and they repopulate the earth.
