DENSMOREl 



CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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harmonic in structure. Tlie four renditions of the song recorded 

 are identical in every respect. Other songs composed by women are 

 Nos. 31, 39, 112, 127, 151, 177, 178. 



Odjib'we stated that he took part in a severe fight with a band of 

 Sioux led by the famous chief Gaga'gins (Little Crow). The circum- 

 stances were as follows : Little Crow 's band was in camp on the west 

 side of the Minnesota River a few miles below the site of the present 

 St. Paul. The blind warrior accurately described a level tract of land 

 west of the first bend in the river. A large war party of Chippewa 

 prepared to attack the Sioux village and sent two scouts in advance, 

 who kUled and scalped a Sioux woman coming out of a tipi. Think- 

 ing that the scouts were unprotected, the Sioux warriors pursued 

 them and soon met the entire force of the Chippewa. A terrible fight 

 followed in which the Chippewa were victorious. The following song, 

 which relates to this victory, was composed by Hole-in-the-day, 

 leader of the expedition. (See p. 61.) 



No. 41. Victory Song 



Sung by Odjib'we 



(Catalogue No. 345) 



VoicK J=92 



Dkdm J = 104 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



A - ci 



do - ka - ma 



wi - ni - go - yan 



ge - wa - wi - m - go - yan 



WORDS ' 



aciMoka^ma surely 



gewa^winigoyan' I will have great praise 



Analysis. — Seven renditions of this song were recorded, the tran- 

 scription being from the sixth, which is the only one in which the 

 words occur twice. The rhythm of the first part is uniform in the sev- 

 eral renditions recorded, whUe that of the latter part varies with the 

 presence or omission of words. The melody moves freely along the 



' Where no words appear in the music above, meaningless syllables were sung. 



