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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [etii.ann.J7 
  

  

  of 
  those 
  who 
  were 
  banded 
  together 
  to 
  fight 
  against 
  attacks 
  from 
  the 
  

   outside. 
  Valor, 
  therefore, 
  was 
  necessary 
  to 
  hold 
  the 
  tribe 
  together 
  

   and 
  industry 
  to 
  maintain 
  it. 
  These 
  manly 
  requirements 
  were 
  

   emphasized 
  in 
  the 
  honors 
  accorded 
  through 
  the 
  lIo 
  n 
  'he\vaclii, 
  which 
  

   also 
  dramatically 
  set 
  forth 
  the 
  essential 
  place 
  occupied 
  by 
  woman 
  in 
  

   promoting 
  the 
  general 
  welfare. 
  Many 
  of 
  the 
  manufactured 
  articles 
  

   which 
  went 
  to 
  swell 
  the 
  man's 
  "count" 
  were 
  the, 
  product 
  of 
  woman's 
  

   industry. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  song 
  is 
  an 
  example 
  of 
  the 
  class 
  of 
  songs 
  which 
  were 
  

   composed 
  by 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  Ho 
  n 
  'hewachi. 
  This 
  song 
  commemo- 
  

   rated 
  the 
  experience 
  of 
  the 
  composer 
  — 
  an 
  experience 
  which 
  left 
  its 
  

   mark 
  on 
  his 
  subsequent 
  life. 
  A 
  sister 
  whom 
  lie 
  greatly 
  loved 
  died. 
  

   He 
  missed 
  her 
  companionship 
  sorely. 
  "Without 
  her 
  the 
  world 
  seemed 
  

   to 
  him 
  a 
  blank. 
  He 
  used 
  to 
  go 
  alone 
  to 
  the 
  hills 
  and 
  there 
  weep 
  

   and 
  pray 
  for 
  his 
  sister's 
  presence. 
  At 
  last 
  one 
  day, 
  as 
  he 
  lay 
  on 
  the 
  

   hillside 
  weeping, 
  he 
  became 
  conscious 
  of 
  some 
  one 
  near 
  him. 
  Lift- 
  

   ing 
  his 
  eyes, 
  he 
  beheld 
  his 
  sister's 
  face, 
  and 
  heard 
  her 
  voice 
  saving: 
  

   "I 
  have 
  been 
  seeking 
  for 
  you 
  over 
  the 
  breadth 
  of 
  the 
  land." 
  Then 
  

   the 
  man 
  knew 
  that 
  his 
  sister's 
  spirit 
  yet 
  loved 
  and 
  guarded 
  him. 
  He 
  

   arose 
  comforted, 
  dried 
  his 
  tears, 
  ceased 
  from 
  that 
  day 
  to 
  mourn, 
  and 
  

   cheerfully 
  resumed 
  his 
  appointed 
  duties. 
  This 
  incident 
  was 
  the 
  theme 
  

   of 
  the 
  song 
  which 
  he 
  composed 
  as 
  his 
  si 
  nig 
  of 
  membership 
  in 
  the 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  'hewachi. 
  ITe 
  used 
  to 
  sing 
  it 
  when 
  he 
  met 
  with 
  the 
  members. 
  

   The 
  man 
  himself 
  related 
  this 
  story 
  to 
  the 
  writers 
  and 
  sang 
  them 
  his 
  

   song. 
  He 
  died 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  years 
  ago. 
  

  

  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  

  

  

  ne 
  he 
  tlia 
  U- 
  \vi 
  - 
  ne 
  lie 
  tha 
  Mo" 
  - 
  zho 
  u 
  the 
  tho" 
  cka 
  

  

  -^m^m^^^ 
  

  

  • 
  ••&-. 
  -± 
  

  

  -0- 
  ■»■•■»■ 
  -gr 
  -*■ 
  -w- 
  -9- 
  f 
  

  

  tha 
  - 
  ha 
  U- 
  wi- 
  ne 
  he 
  tha 
  U- 
  wi 
  - 
  ne 
  lie 
  tha 
  U- 
  wi- 
  ne 
  he 
  tha 
  

  

  Uwine 
  he 
  tha 
  

  

  ("wine 
  he 
  tha 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  zhe" 
  thethn'Vka 
  thaha 
  

  

  Uwine 
  hetha 
  

  

  Uwine 
  hetha 
  

  

  Twine 
  hetha 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Uwine 
  lie, 
  1 
  seek 
  lor 
  you: 
  tha, 
  end 
  of 
  sentence; 
  

  

  int>"zli<>", 
  earth; 
  theiho 
  n 
  pka, 
  expanse, 
  great 
  size: 
  ihaha, 
  over. 
  

  

  Sometimes 
  a 
  song 
  descended 
  to 
  a 
  new 
  member, 
  particularly 
  if 
  (lie 
  

   new 
  member 
  took 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  a 
  deceased 
  father 
  or 
  elder 
  brother. 
  

  

  