VIII CONTENTS 



War songs of the Mississipj)i Band ol" C'liippewa .' 59 



Songs connected with OdjibVe's personal experience 67 



Personal reminiscences of three warriors 83 



The child's dream of war (by Meja^kigi^jig) 83 



The training of young warriors (by Ma^djigi^'jig) 84 



The war badge (by A'kiwen^zi) 86 



Description of Chippewa war expedition, with typical songs 87 



Songs connected with organization of war party 87 



Songs of the warpath 94 



Songs on the return of a victorious war party 118 



Songs of the peace pact 126 



War songs concerning women 130 



Tabulated analysis of war songs 134 



Children's games of war 137 



Drum-presentation Ceremony 142 



Ceremony of restoring the mourneis 153 



Ceremony of divorce 162 



Presentation of the drum . .' 168 



Dog Feast 173 



Tabulated analysis of Sioux songs of Drum-presentation Ceremony 181 



Songs of Lac du Flambeau Reservation 184 



War songs 185 



Tabulated analysis 195 



Dream songs 198 



Songs concerning a boy's fast 204 



Game songs 206 



Tabulated analysis 213 



Love songs 216 



Tabulated analysis 226 



Begging dance songs 228 



Southern dance songs : 234 



Songs concerning gift of a pony 237 



Moccasin game songs 239 



Song for the entertainment of children 241 



Unclassified songs — tabulated analysis 242 



Combined analyses of war, dream, love, and unclassified songs 244 



The symbols of songs which never were sung 247 



Songs of the Chippewa at Waba'cing village, Red Lake Reservation, Minnesota. 251 



Dream songs 252 



Tabulated analysis 275 



Mide^ songs 278 



Love songs 280 



Moccasin game songs 282 



Dance songs 284 



Combined analyses of dream, MTde^, love, moccasin game, and dance 



songs 288 



Songs of White Earth Reservation .- 29 1 



Pipe dance songs 293 



Mide^ songs 297 



Moccasin game songs 299 



Love songs 299 



Songs for the entertainment of children 302 



Tabulated analysis 306 



Rhythmic units of Chippewa songs 309 



Authorities cited 333 



Index 335 



