158 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 80 
The following is an example of the songs that were composed, 
either in words or music, to commemorate some special victory. It 
was recorded by two singers, Scattered Corn and Wolf Head. On 
comparing the records it was found that the melody was the same, 
but the words were slightly different. The writer played the two 
records for the Indians, who said that both sets of words were cor- 
rect, but that Scattered Corn’s referred to an incident of very old 
times, while Wolf Head’s referred to a comparatively recent oc- 
currence at Knife River. The words sung by Wolf Head were 
Hidatsa and were said to mean, “These five. They must be women. 
I made them cry.” The incident concerned the killing and scalping 
of five Sioux by warriors from the Mandan-Hidatsa village at Fort 
Berthold. No incident was related by Scattered Corn, the song be- 
ing old and the circumstances of its composition having been long 
forgotten. 
No. $0. Victory Song (Catalogue No. 806) 
Recorded by SCATTERED CoRN 
VOICE # - 100 
DRUM @ = 100 
Drum-rhythm similar to No.60 
(1) (1) 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
Than tma See 25 it Se she Seah ee The Yankton Sioux 
sukmi(henus: 2* eee ee young woman 
da‘tahwathie'dis): 72... sexe 22» I made her ery 
