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Sacred Order of the Songs Used by the Wa-^a'-be and the 

 In-gthqn'-ga Gentes. 



the seven songs. 



1. Tsi Ta'-pe Wa-tho", Song of the Procession to the Sacred House. 



One song and wi'-gi-e. 



2. Wa-k'o"'-9i-ha Op-she Wa-tho", The Walk on the Animal Skins. 



One song. 



3. Wa-xo'-be Thu-shke Wa-tho", Opening the Wa-xo'-be. Seven 



songs. 



4. Wa-no°'-xe Wa-tho", Spirit Songs. Four songs. 



5. No^'-zhi^-zho" Wa-tho", Songs of the Rite of Vigil. Two songs. 



6. Wa-da' Wa-tho", Supplication Songs. Four songs. 



7. Pe'-xe Thu-fa-bi Wa-tho", Songs of Taking up the Rattle. Two 



songs and M'i'-gi-e. 



8. Mi Wa-tho" or No"-ni'-o"-ba Ba-ha Wa-tho", Songs to the Sun or 



Songs of Pipe Offering to the Sun. Tlu-ee songs. 



9. Sho"'-ge Wa-tho", Wolf Songs. Tliree songs. 



10. Ka'-xe Wa-tho", Ci-ow Songs. Two songs. 



11. Ta Wa'-tho", Deer Songs. Six songs. 



12. Wa'-i" Xa-ge Wa-tho", Weeping Songs. Tliree songs. 



13. Wa-thu'-fe Wa-tho", Songs of Taking the Wa'-do"^-be. Six songs. 



14. Ka'-xe Wa-tho" or Ni'-ka Xo-be Ni Tha-to"-bi, Crow Songs or 



Drinking of Water by the Holy Men. Two songs. 



15. Wa-(?a'-be W^a-tho", Black Bear Songs. Four songs. 



16. Tse Wa-tho", Buffalo Songs. Six songs. 



THE six SONGS. 



17. Tse-tlo'-a Ni-ka I-no"-zlii" Wa-tho", Songs of the Rising of the 



Buffalo Bull Men. Five songs. 



18. No"-xthc' I-ki"-dse Wa-tho", Songs of the Rush f(ir the Charcoal. 



One song with wi'-gi-e. 



19. Ni-i'-tse Wa-tho", Songs for the Crossing of a River. Wa-xthi'- 



zhi could not remember these. Wa-tse'-mo°-i" gives the 

 number as seven. 



20. Tsi Gi'-ka-xe Wa-tho", Songs of Erecting the Sacred House. 



Three songs. 



21. Ki-ta'-ni-ga Wa-tho", Jay-bird vSongs. Wa-xtlii'-zlii could not 



remember these. Wa-tse'-mo"-i" gives the number as two. 



22. Wa-da' Wa-tho", or Pa'-pe Wa-tho" Zhi"-ga, Supplication Songs 



or Little Evening Songs. Wa-.xthi'-zhi could not remember 

 these. Wa-tse'-mo"-i" gives the number as four. 



23. Zho" Tlu'-xo" Wa-tho", Songs of Gathering Wood. Two songs 



with wi'-gi-e. 



