CONTENTS 



Page 



List of songs xin 



1. Arranged in order of serial numbers xin 



2. Arranged in order of catalogue numbers xix 



Names of singers xxvi 



Phonetic key xxvin 



Introduction 1 



The Teton Sioux 1 



Method of work and of analysis 5 



Tabulated analysis of 240 Sioux songs 12 



Melodic analysis ' 12 



Comparison between old and comparatively modern Sioux songs. ..;..... 22 



Tabulated analysis of 600 Indian songs ( Chippewa and Sioux) 26 



Melodic; analysis 26 



Rhythmic analysis 35 



Analysis of Sioux and Chippewa songs 40 



Graphic representations or ' " plots " 51 



Comparison between analysis of Cliippewa and Sioux songs 54 



Test of pitch discrimination among Chippewa and Sioux 56 



Music as a cultivated art among C'hippewa and Sioux 58 



Ceremonies 63 



The White Buffalo Calf pipe (Ptehin'cala Canor)'pa) 63 



The A lo'wai] pi ceremony 68 



The ceremony of Spirit-keeping (Waki''cagapi) 77 



The Sun dance 84 



The Sun dance of the Teton Sioux 87 



Description of a Teton Sioux Sun dance 98 



Old songs ; 152 



Ceremonial songs ' 152 



Dreams and their obUgations 157 



Heyo'ka Ka^ga (Fool Impersonation i 157 



Dreams concerning animals , 172 



Dreams concerning the buffalo 173 



Dreams concerning the elk 176 



Dreams concerning the wolf 179 



Dream of the crow and owl 184 



Songs concerning the bear 195 



Plots of songs (dreams about animals) 204 



The sacred stones (tugkaq^) .- 204 



Plots of songs (the sacred stones) 244 



Treatment of the sick 244 



Narrative of a vigil and prayer for the sick 274 



Plots of songs used in treatment of the sick 283 



Societies (oko^lakidiye) 284 



Dream societies 285 



Buffalo society 285 



Elk society 293 



Horse society 298 



MiUtary societies 311 



Fox society 314 



VII 



