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CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



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When the smoking of the peace pipe was finished, the opposing 

 warriors shook hands, and the Sioux were offered the hospitality of 

 the Chippewa camp. 



After the forming of a peace pact the two tribes camped near each 

 other for some time and social dances were held every night; these 

 were called ca'wlino'ga (southern dance). Odjib'we stated that 

 only ca'w^ino'ga songs were sung at the peace dances and that these 

 songs were sung at no other time. Presents were sometimes given, 

 but the exchange of gifts did not form an essential feature, as in the 

 woman's dance (see p. 38). A woman sometimes beckoned to a 

 gayly arrayed young man, threw her blanket over his head, and took 

 some of his finery as they danced together. It is said that the 

 ca'wtino'ga songs were particularly pleasing and that the people were 

 so carried away with the excitement that the dance often lasted all 

 night. 



The origin of the ca'wtino'ga was thus described by Na'waji'- 

 bigo'kwe: 



The ca^wiino''ga is a very old dance and was first a dance for healing. It was not to 

 cure people who were very ill, for that was done by the Mide', but it was for people 

 who were not in good health. The South Manido^ taught this dance to a very good 

 young man whose relatives were ill. It is called ca^wdno^ga because it came from 

 the South Manido^, and the people who first used it were people living south of the 

 Chippewa country. The young man got up the dance as he was instructed by the 

 South Manido^ and his relatives recovered. Afterward the dance was used as a social 

 dance, and the songs are particularly pleasing. 



No. 46. Ca'wiino^ga Song (a) 



Sung by Odjib'we 



Voice J — 88 



Drum J = 104 



( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



(Catalogue No. 354) 



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Analysis. — This song should be regarded as one of those fugitive 

 melodies in which the signature indicates the pitch of the tones rather 



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