Thirty Dakotas killed by Crow Indians

(thirty black lines, connected at edges)

Smallpox outbreak

(red blotches from disease)

Dakotas steal horse with shoes from whites

(picture of horseshoe)

Dakotas steal "curly horses" from Crows.

(black marks for curly tufts of hair)

Calumet dance in preparation for war

(calumet, or pipe)

Crows kill eight Dakotas

(eight lines, connected; cf. 1800, 1863)

A Dakota kills an Arikara as he is about to shoot an eagle

(arm extended to eagle; red blood spot on shoulder)

Chief Red-Coat killed by two arrows

(coat in red, weapons, blood dripping)

Dakota who killed Arikara (1806) is killed in turn

(running figure shot with arrows, blood dripping)

Little-Beaver sets fire to trading store and is killed

(beaver)

Black-Stone makes medicine

(head of white buffalo, an important ceremonial image)

Dakota fight battle with Gros Ventres Indians and kill many

(possibly severed heads; cf. 1864)

Wild horses are first run and caught by the Dakotas

(lasso)

Whooping cough strikes the Dakotas

(human figure coughing)

A Dakota kills an Arapaho in his lodge

(ax in skull, with red blood)

The Sans Arcs ("without bows") Dakotas build a dirt lodge, led by Chief Crow-Feather

(probably a bow, possibly reinterpreted as a feather)

Buffalo meat is plentiful

(side of buffalo)

Canadian trader builds store with dry timber

(dry tree apparently refers to timber)

Measles outbreak

(figure with red blotches)

Another trading store is built

(drawing of building)

A trader gives Two-Arrow a war dress for his bravery

(two arrows for name; red-tipped strip of black may represent cloth used)

Brilliant meteor falls to earth

(red meteor)

Another trading store is built

(essentially the same as 1820)

White soldiers make first appearance in region

(soldiers attacking Arikara fort)

All of Chief Swan's horses are killed

(horse pierced by lance, red blood)

Large flood of the Missouri river kills many Indians

(heads of people in water)

An Indian dies of dropsy

(human figure)

Dead-Arm stabbed by a Mandan

(blade in bloody wound; withered arm)

A white man builds a dirt lodge

(figure with hat, under lodge roof)

A Yankton Dakota is killed by the Bad-Arrow band of Blackfeet

(figure pierced by arrow)

Bloody battle in which 23 Crows are killed

(figure with red hair, or war bonnet?)

One white man kills another

(figures with hats, one shoots other)

Lone-Horn's leg is "killed"

(one-horned figure with upturned leg)

Large meteor shower

(black moon, red stars)

Chief Medicine-Hide is killed

(bloody body with war bonnet)

Lame-Deer shot a Crow with an arrow, drew it out and shot him again

(hand retrieving arrow)

Death of Chief Buffalo-Chest

(side of buffalo; cf. 1816)

Very successful hunt in which 100 elk are killed

(elk pierced by spear)

Dirt lodge is built for Iron-Horn

(lodge)

Dakotas kill village of Snake or Shoshoni Indians

(tepee pierced by two arrows)

Dakotas make peace with Cheyennes

(two hands of different colors, thus tribes)

Feather-in-the-Ear steals 30 spotted ponies

(black spots)

One-Feather raises a large war party

(figure with feather and ceremonial pipe)

The Sans Arcs make medicine to bring the buffalo

(medicine tent with head of buffalo)

The Minneconjous build a pine fort

(tepee with pine tree)

Plenty of buffalo meat

(meat drying on rack)

Broken-Leg dies

(figure with bent leg)

Two-Man is killed

(two men, for name)

Humpback is killed

(humped figure pierced by spear)

Crows steal a large number of horses

(horsetracks departing corral)

Buffalo discovered with old woman inside

(buffalo, smaller figure within)

peace with the Crows

(two figures with different hair; exchanging pipes)

Nez Percés come to Lone-Horn's lodge at night

(figure with one horn; black-topped tepee indicates night)

Spanish blankets first arrive

(white trader with striped blanket)

Brave-Bear is killed

(extended arms with ornamentation; pierced by arrows)

White general makes peace with Dakotas

(Indian and white figure shaking hands)

Four-Horn is made a medicine-man

(man with four horns holds ceremonial pipe)

Dakotas kill a Crow woman

(figure in female dress pierced by arrows)

Lone-Horn makes medicine

(one-horned figure; head of white buffalo)

Chief Big-Crow killed by Crows

(crow pierced by arrow)

Chief Elk's-Voice-Walking makes medicine

(elk and white buffalo head)

Buffalo so plentiful that they come close to the dwellings

(tracks near tepee)

Red-Feather is killed

(figure with red feather)

Eight Dakotas are killed

(eight lines, connected; cf. 1805)

Dakotas kill four Crows

(four severed heads, bloody)

Many horses die of starvation

(horse)

Chief Swan dies

(figure of chief, swan)

Flags given to Dakotas by Peace Commission (Treaty of 1868)

(flag)

Texas cattle brought to the region

(cattle figure)

Solar eclipse

(black sun, red stars)

Battle with the Crows

(warriors surrounding fort, with flying bullets shown)