The article discusses the significance of WANÍYETU WÓWAPI, or winter counts, in Lakȟóta culture, which serve as a unique method for recording important yearly events. These pictographic records, traditionally on hide and now on modern materials, facilitate community storytelling through performance, emphasizing a cyclical return to past events. Suzanne Kite, an accomplished Oglála Lakȟóta artist and scholar, explores the interplay between Lakȟóta and Western concepts of time in her work. She investigates how contemporary technologies, including AI, can intersect with Indigenous knowledge systems, thereby enriching and expanding Indigenous narratives.
Suzanne Kite emphasizes the importance of cyclical retelling in Lakȟóta culture, integrating contemporary technologies while preserving Indigenous histories and knowledge systems.
Kite's work illustrates the tensions between Western performance traditions and Lakȟóta approaches, showcasing how art can embody and visualize Indigenous ways of knowing.
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