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  • 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.

  • Deer women (1887)
    A wandering hunter is seduced by the most beautiful woman, only to discover too late that she is a deer-woman who sends him insane. Since then, people say such spirits roam the wilds, luring men to ruin through their irresistible looks.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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