Indian Games and Dances

About this eBook

Author

Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923

Title

Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs

Credits

Produced by David Newman and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

E011: History: America: America

Subject

Indian dance -- North America

Category

Text

eBook-No.

13031

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13031

Release Date

July 26, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Indian Games and Dances
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PART I — DANCES
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.SONG AND DANCE AMONG THE INDIANS — THE SONG — THE DANCE
7. 7.THE LIFE OF THE CORN — A DRAMA IN FIVE DANCES — DANCE I — Ritual Song No. 1 — Song No. 2 — DANCE II — Song No. 1 — Song No. 2 — DANCE III — Song — DANCE IV — Song — DANCE V — Song No. 1 — Song No. 2
8. 8.CALLING THE FLOWERS — THE DANCE — Song No. 1 — CALL TO THE FLOWERS — Song No. 2 — SONG OF THE VIOLETS — Song No. 1 — CALL TO THE FLOWERS — Song No. 3 — SONG OF THE WILD-ROSES — Song No. 1 — CALL TO THE FLOWERS — Song No. 4 — SONG OF THE DAISIES
9. 9.APPEAL FOR CLEAR SKY — THE DANCE — Song No. 1 — FIRST APPEAL — SECOND APPEAL — Song No. 2
10. 10.The Hé-de Wa-chi — AN OMAHA FESTIVAL OF JOY — Song No. 1 — THE CALL — Song No. 2 — INVOCATION — Song No. 3 — APPROACH TO THE TREE — Song No. 4 — DANCE AROUND THE TREE — Song No. 5 — THE CLEARING UP
11. 11.PART II — GAMES — INDIAN GAMES — Hazard Games — 1 — PA-TOL STICK GAME — II — PLUM STONE GAME — GUESSING GAMES — I — Pu-in — GAME SONG — II — Atá-a-kut — GAME SONG — III — HAND GAME — HAND GAME SONG — IV — HIDING THE DISKS — HIDING THE DISKS — V — I-OU'-TIN — THE OPENING CEREMONY — Song — THE CONTEST — THE GAME — SONG FOR THE NORTH SIDE — SONG FOR THE SOUTH SIDE — VICTORY SONG — Ball Games
12. 12.INTRODUCTION — I — BALL AND RACKET — THE GAME — II — Ta-bé — THE OPENING CEREMONY — THE GAME — III — DOUBLE-BALL GAME — THE GAME — HOOP AND JAVELIN — THE GAME — FOLLOW MY LEADER — THE GAME — Song
13. 13.PART III — INDIAN NAMES — INDIAN NAMES — PRESENTING THE CHILD TO THE COSMOS — GIVING THE CHILD A NAME — BESTOWING A NEW NAME — RITUAL — TAKING AN INDIAN NAME IN CAMP — Song No. 1 — Song No. 2 — INDIAN NAMES FOR BOYS — INDIAN NAMES FOR GIRLS — INDIAN NAMES FOR CAMPS

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