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THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION 



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Their religious nature. has led them to take a more active interest in 

 the Ghost dance, which, together with the rhythmic character of their 

 language, has made the Arapaho songs the favorite among all the tribes 

 of < ►klahoma. The chief study of the Ghost dance was made among the 

 Arapaho, whom the author visited six times for this purpose. < >ne visit 

 was made to those in Wyoming, the rest of the time being spent with 

 the southern branch of the tribe. 



SONGS OF THE ARAPAHO 

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t-ti-cha' ni na He'- e ye'! Hi'-na clia'-saq a-ti-cha' ni'-na He'-e - ye' 



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Na' ha-ni na'-ni-tha'-tn-hfl'-na 



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da' - ua - ;i' ■ ba-na'-waHe'-e ■ ye'! Bi'-ta a'-wu' da' - na - a • ba - na'-wa He'-e - yc'! 



I'.\ .■he ! nil nisa na, 

 Eyehe'! n:i nisa na, 

 Hi'na chii sa iiticha ni na He'eye'! 

 Hi'na chli sa iiticha'nl'na He'eye ' 

 Xa liani na nithli tuhii'na He'eye ' 

 Na'hani nii'nitha'tuhu'na He'eye'! 

 I'.i fcaa'wu' da'naa bana \va He'eye ' 

 Bi'taa'wu' da'naa'bilna'wa He'eye ! 



Translation 



ii. my children ! <>, my children! 

 Here is another of your pipes — He'eyt ' 

 Here is another of your pipes — He'eye ' 

 Look ! thus I shouted — lit eye ' 

 Look ! thus I shouted — He eye ' 

 When I moved the earth — He'eyi 

 When I moved the earth — He'eyi ' 



This opening song of the Arapaho Ghost dance originated among the 

 northern Arapaho in Wyoming and was brought down to the southern 

 branch of the tribe by the first apostles of the new religion. By 

 "another pipe" is probably meant the newer revelation of the lnessiah. 

 the pipe being an important feature of all sacred ceremonies, and all 



