Expressions of Culture
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Walk-away: I know how various artistic creations and writings serve as an expression of culture. Vocabulary Culture, Folktales, Petroglyphs, Winter Counts
Transcript of Expressions of Culture
Walk-away: I know how various
artistic creations and writings
serve as an expression of
culture.
Vocabulary
Culture, Folktales, Petroglyphs,
Winter Counts
Folktales: Oral traditions shared among people
A way culture was shared
Groups of people share their culture with
future generations through music and art
Petroglyphs: “petra” meaning “stone” and “glyphen” meaning
“to carve.” A drawing or carving on rock made by a group of
prehistoric people.
Winter Counts
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Battiste Good’s
Battiste Good
Cloud
Shield
Lone Dog
Long Soldier
Long
Soldier
Swan
Flame
This device has become the conventional sign
for plenty and frequently appears in the several
charts (Mallery 1893:282).