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The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts at the Smithsonian MG_Gift_Guide Lumumba then approached the SovietsWinter countspictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their pastmarked each year with a picture of a memorable event. The Lakota, or Western Sioux, recorded many different events in their winter counts, but all include the year the stars fell, the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of 183334. This volume is an unprecedented assemblage of information on the important collection of Lakota winter counts at the Smithsonian, a core resource