Second Grade Native American Story Hides

The people of the Lakota-Sioux tribe were known for recording stories on pieces of animal hides. They would also conduct a "winter count" using the hides to keep track of the numbers of horses, crops, and other important resources within their village. Using native pictographs, our second grade artists created these written "stories" on paper that we distressed to give an old, leathery appearance. A little stitching around the edges finished them off nicely.