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other dancers were with all his strength restored. Then he walked 

 to the ma°warup'uru, took some earth, rubbed it on his wounds, 

 and they were healed immediately. There was only one wound 

 that he could not heal, which was situated on a part of his back that 

 he could not reach with his hands." 



He sang many songs while dancing. These songs were the ones 

 that the spirits had taught him when they blessed him. 



GRIZZLY BEAR SONGS 

 1 



Newine'na ne\vine'na ha^ptca^ne. 

 I am he, I am he, the day it is I. 



Ha'na''nirixgu''ne^k'tce hiniggai're nink'tca'i''nigkEra djan(ii)ga'gr§. 

 That you would be you were by the children as many as there are. 

 listened to told 



3 



Ma^tco'ja" ho'dadjehi"'rera. 



The grizzly bear was starting to roam. 



Wa^wonatca^t^i" nihe'ka. 

 Shouting you can hear him. 

 Ho^ratca^t^i" nihe'ka. 

 His voice you can hear. 



