PISL Under Pressure -Little Fingernail’s Ledger and the Fort Robinson Breakout; Queen David Bowie

Artists: Queen & David Bowie; signer Paget Anne of Essendon
Description:
“Under Pressure” is a concept. I wanted to show that concept in a story following the lyrics as closely as I could in one language of the plains and about an event that occurred in Summer 1977, Fall & Winter 1878, and Winter 1879.
Plains Indian Sign Language/Hand Talk/American Prairie Sign Language
Indian-Cheyenne Many People
Whiteman-Soldier Chief (Officer)
Long-Time-Behind (Summer) Grass-High-Hot
Officer: You Travel (South-Point) Now Go
Cheyenne: Want No Prairie-Hill Lodge (Home) My; Women Children Soldiers Old Sit (Stay)
White-soldiers (force with loaded guns)
Arrive-there
Animals No Hunt No Eat No
(force with loaded guns) Sit (Stay)
Sick Die Die Sad (Heart on the ground)
Autumn Council Go Big-Talk
Talk
(Point) Sit Afraid Know No
(Point) Heart-Want-Lodge (Home) (Point North)
Advance
Cheyenne Soldiers People Go
White-Soldiers Many Talking Wires Soldiers Come
Travel Fight Travel Fight Man Ledger Draws Travel Fight Far
Cheyenne Separate Chief Little Wolf Soldiers People Travel Medicine-Line Cross
Chief (Day) Morning Star Woman Children Soldiers Old Sit
Snow Cold Snow Walk Can’t
White-Soldiers See
(force with loaded guns)
Children Afraid Soldiers Heart-Good Die Here
Arrive-There Log-Building Put
Winter
Officer: You travel (South-Point)
Cheyenne: No Die Here
Officer: Fire Food Water No
Hungry
Window Cold (Ice) (Scrape) water
Man Ledger Draw
Officer Ledger Want
Man: No
(Officer walks away)
Sit (Stay) Die Slow
Prairie-Hill Lodge (Home) Fond
Sit (Stay) Crazy
Question Go Fight
Question Go Fight
Slip Away
Cheyenne-Body Give Give Give No
All Die Here
Slip Away All Die No
Water (out there)
Cheyenne Blood There
Log-Building Die Here
Cheyenne shoot
Window break
Door break
Go
Child Die
Woman Die
Soldiers Die
Old Die
Man Ledger Die
Officer Ledger Take
Chief (Day) Morning Star Soldier People Arrive-There
Cheyenne People Recover
Now Gun
Cheyenne Blood (spill)
Cheyenne Buried (*Dirt was thrown over their bodies. They were not traditional wrapped in a blanket.)
Spirit (Stand Tall)