Washington, DC | Wóoyake

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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.
Following one another, a Lakota game (1887)
Children have a game where everyone has to follow the leader. No matter what the leader does, whoever is following must do it as well. If someone misses a step or doesn't do the same thing, they are eliminated from that round of the game.
Tramping on the beaver, a game (1887)
Children have a game where someone lays on the ground under a blanket and is a beaver. The rest of the children stomp and sing; once the singing stops, the beaver then jumps up and chases them. If someone is caught they become a beaver as well.
Coasting (1887)
A winter activity that children take part in is snow sledding on bone-and-animal-hide sleds. Mostly boys play this game, but sometimes girls play as well. After a certain age, people will shame you if you try to go sledding.
Game of ball (1887)
A game only played by women and wíŋkte, wherein they would sit and slide marbles over ice to score, and their opponent would use a stick to hit the marbles away. They played until all of their prizes were gone.

Arrived here

James Constantine Pilling

Departed from here

James McLaughlin

Mentions in the recordings

Íŋyaŋ Bosdáta oyáte kiŋ makhóčhe odótapi kiŋ úŋ khošká záptaŋ Tȟuŋkášina-ta yápi kta kʼa úŋ sáŋpha wóakhiniče kʼa iápi óta kta načhéča. Five young men from Standing Rock are going to Washington in regard to these land leasing affairs, and there will probably be much debating and dispute in regard to it.
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Makȟá tháŋkaya omáwani na otȟúŋwahe óta waŋbláka, Washington ektá tónakel waí na otȟúŋwahe kiŋ hé éna wašíčuŋ kȟó óta waŋwíčhablake.
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Wičhášta waŋží šíča wašíčuŋ héčha kʼaíš United States thaóyate iyówaža waŋ Ikčéwičhašta waŋží kʼaíš thawóyuha kiŋ uŋ táku ektášniyaŋ ečhúŋ kiŋháŋ Atéyapi én yuwíčakhapi kʼa iyóopta Ikčéwičhašta awáŋyaŋka Washington othúŋwe én yaŋké čiŋ hé kʼúpi kte. If bad men among the whites, or among other people subject to the authority of the United States, shall commit any wrong upon the person or property of the Indians … [proof will be] made to the agent, and forwarded to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington city.
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Na Ȟesápa wóokhiye kiŋ owóthaŋna šni uŋlápi na héuŋ Tȟuŋkášila Thí ektákiya wówapi yeúŋyaŋpi. We consider the Black Hills Act to be unfair and so we are sending a letter to Washington.
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Heháŋn itȟó, Tȟuŋkášila Thí kiŋ etáŋhaŋ wóopȟe uŋkíčaǧapi owásʼiŋ ečhél uŋkópȟapi sʼa, tkȟá Lakȟóta oyáte owásʼiŋ táku waŋ awáuŋčhiŋpi. You see, we follow all the laws that they make for us from Washington, but we as Lakota people are focused on one thing.
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March 4, 1929 aŋpétu kiŋ hé óštaŋ Hon. Herbert Hoover Tȟuŋkáŋšina íyotaŋke kta, čha uŋ Inaugural Committee Washington D.C. én yaŋkápi kiŋ Inauguration wóečhuŋ kte čiŋ hená iwáŋyaŋkapi kʼa yuštáŋpi. On March 4, 1929, the Honorable Herbert Hoover will be sworn in as President, the ceremonies for which are being examined and planned by the Inaugural Committee, based in Washington DC.
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Čhe don't worry about whatever it's gonna happen in Washington; we're Dakȟóta people here, Lakȟóta oyáte. So don't worry about whatever's gonna happen in Washington; we're Dakȟóta people here, Lakȟóta people.
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