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CHIPPEWA MUSIC 



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charm songs and that he may be joined by any other persons whose 

 special medicine pertains to the hunt and who know the same songs. 



The following set of five hunting songs were sung by Be'cigwi'- 

 wizans ("striped boy") and are of this character. They were sung 

 by their possessor before starting on a hunting expedition. 



The first, second, and third songs assert the abilit}' of the Mlde'- 

 wlnfnl to control the wild creatures of the woods; the fourth and 

 fifth songs are concerned with the means which are employed. 



No. 65. Hunting Song (a) (Catalogue no. 56) 



Sung by Be^cigwi^wizans 



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me-gwfl-yak ka nin-don-dji - bi 



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me-gwfi-yak ka nin-don-dji - bi - na he na ya 



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Megwfiyak^ Out of the woods 



Nindon^djibi^na We will bring 



Gigagikwa^wininafi^ Even as we are telling you 



Song picture no. 



Analysis. — Attention is called to the varied measure ^- ^he animal is 

 lengths and rapid metric unit in this song. It is also the°hunten^° ""^ 



