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roHult of tliis union wivs two half-brot-d sons, Joseph and Victor, fallier of Gabriel. 

 The elder Joseph Ilen\dlle died about 1790. . . . Gabriel, the subject of this 

 sketch, was born at Sweet Corn's village on the west shore of Big Stone Lake, April, • 

 1824, and died at Brown's Valley, witliin 10 miles of his birthplace, August 26, 1892. 

 He became cliief of the Sissetons through the aid of the military, after liis band had 

 been located on their reservation in the northeast part of South Dakota. Subsequent 

 to the Minnesota massacre he became cluef of scouts under Gen. Sibley and gained 

 distinction for liis ability. 



No. 189. Song in Honor of Gabriel Renville (a) 



Sung by Moses Kenville (Mawis) 

 Voice J — 92 

 Drum J = 84 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19 



(Catalogue No. 665) 



na na de wa-ou we 



WOKDS 



Ti'wakai] ' Holy House (known as Gabriel Renville) 



heye'do has said 



aki'eita a soldier 



waog'' we. I am 



nai)ke^ nor) na de it is but a short life^ 



waor)^ we I have to live 



Analysis. — This and the following song were recorded at Sisseton; 

 the words are in the Santee dialect. The rhythmic form of this song 

 is interesting. Three phrases comprise practically the entire melody, 

 the first consisting of three measures, the second also consisting of 

 three measures, and the third (after a connecting measure) of four 

 measures, after which two unimportant measures close the song. 

 Several renditions were recorded, in all of which the drum is slightly 

 slower than the voice. The song has a distinctly minor quality, 

 though fewer than one-fourth of the intervals are minor thirds. 

 All the tones of the octave except the sixth are contained in the 

 melody, which has a compass of nine tones. 



See plot of this melody on page 4G1. 



' Full form is Ti'piwakai) . * Of. words of songs Nos. 222 and 231. 



