CONTENTS 



Lint of songs: Page 



1. Arranged in order of serial numbers xi 



2. Arranged in order of catalogue numbers x v 



General description of songs I 



Introduction I 



Intonation 4 



Rhythm 5 



Tone material 7 



Structure 8 



Tabulated analysis of 180 songs 8 



Musical instruments 11 



The Mide' 13 



Beliefs 13 



Songs 14 



Use of medicine 20 



Origin 21 



Description of diagram representing the path of life 24 



Initiation ceremony of the first degree 24 



( 'eremony for a dying chief 51 



Songs for initiation into the sixth degree .' 55 



Ceremonial songs (52 



Series 1 — analysis (52 



Series 2 — analysis (ifi 



Series 3 — analysis 70 



Series 4 — analysis 74 



Songs to insure success 82 



Love-charm songs 88 



Songs connected with the cure of the sick 92 



Songs connected with rare medicines. 96 



Additional ]\Iide^ songs 106 



Tabulated analysis of 90 Mide^ songs 115 



Social songs on White Earth and Leech Lake reservations 118 



Ina'biindjigan D nagumo^in (dream songs) 118 



1 . Songs of the doctor 1 19 



2. Song of the juggler 1 23 



3. Dream songs afterward used as war songs or otherwise 126 



Tabulated analysis 136 



Miga'diwin'iua^gumo^win (war songs) 137 



Tabulated analysis 146 



Sa'gii'diwin^ina^gumo^win (love songs) 1 48 



Tabulated analysis 155 



Ata'diwin^ina^umo^win (moccasin-game songs) 156 



Tabulated analysis 159 



ITnclassified songs 161 



Tabulated analysis 1 65 



VII 



