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Before texting…
[Typing] Before email…
Even before our alphabet…
And ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics…
There were people,
here in Minnesota—who communicated...
By carving symbols into rocks.
I’m surprised it didn’t disappear.
Bison
Snakes
Turtles
Thunderbirds
Weapons
For thousands of years, American Indians have come to Jeffers Petroglyphs to worship.
Everybody feels the sacredness and specialness of this place.
With these carvings, they recorded the story of their lives.
The fact that it’s in Minnesota is really cool!
When you visit Jeffers Petroglyphs…
You’ll get to see many of the carvings.
It starts from right here and they probably went like that or something.
You’ll throw a spear, with an atlatl
Ohh.
At a buffalo target...
Oh, excellent!
And you'll create your own winter count symbol.
Each symbol represents one year in this tribe’s life.
You'll learn about the American Indians who interacted with these carvings
Now you see it? Oooh, yeah!
Isn't that something? How that shows up?
And find out some of their meanings.
What do you suppose that might be?
What do you think that symbol is?
Think about it...talk about it and see it for yourself.
At Jeffers Petroglyphs.