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rhythmic unit is well defined, and its repetitions comprise the entire 

 song except the closing measures of each section. 



Two SMelds stated that he had frequently sung at the drum when 

 Wliite Shield used tliis song, the singers at the drum carrying the 

 song with him. In the second rendition the words "Wolf nation" 

 were used instead of those for "Stone nation." It was said that on 

 more than one occasion when the words "Wolf nation" were used a 

 wolfskin medicine hag became alive and walked around. 



No. 68. "I Have Caused Them to Roam" (Catalogue No. 539) 

 Sung by Two Shields 



VoTrK J^ — 160 

 Drim J^ = \3S 

 Drum-rhytliiu similar to No. 19 



S^ 



m 





1 1 — 



S: 







Wa- kaq- yai] ma - ni wa - ye wa - kai] - yaq ma - ni wa 



ye 



tuij - kaij o - ya - te wai] wa 



kai] - yai] 



III wa - 



m 



4=^ 



ye wa 



kaij - yaq 



— I 



ma - ni wa - ye 



kaq - yaq 





;& 



^fi3 



& 



-• — ■-•■ 



ma - ni wa - ye wa - kaq - yaq ma - ni wa - ye 



wakaq''yaq in a sacred manner 



ma^ni waye^ tiiqkaq' oj-a^te wag . I have caused a Sacred -stone nation to roam 



(see p. 162, footnote ) 



wakao''yaq in a sacred manner 



ma^ni waye^ I have caused them to roam 



Analysis. — This is one of the comparatively few songs containing 

 5-8 measures. (See song No. 64.) The frequent occurrence of the 

 descending fourth recalls the observation among Cliippewa songs that 

 the interval of the fourth seems to characterize songs concerninc: 

 animals, especially men and animals m motion. (See Bulletin 53, pp. 



