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Ijliiid man. wIkj at a sul)se([uent time recorded a number of the songs 

 used on this occasion. These were old son.gs wliich he liad received 

 bv inheritance, and the words contain interesting exam])le> of native 

 jioetry. Blain also recorded ceremonial songs of the Bear dance, 

 which were his l)y right of inheritance. 



( )ne of the leading ])articipants in the Lance dance was John 

 Luwak, chief of the Chaui band (hg. 77). who recorded numerous 

 old songs of various classes. S(jme unusually attractive songs were 

 heard during the Lance dance. l)Ut it was learned on imiuirx- that the\' 



I'll.. J',. — Pawnee ceretnoiiial earth lod^e. F'liototiraijh 1)\- .\li>> Deiisniore. 



had been recenth' comjHjsed b\- the \'ounger men of the tribe. As 

 old songs were desired these were not recorded. One (jf the old 

 Lance dance songs was obtained, with the words. " Father, tlie band 

 of the dead is coming." This was sung when the lance bearers 

 danced around the lodge. The stucly was limited to the music, no 

 study of the ceremonies being undertaken at this time. 



Three other gatherings were attended by Miss Den.suujre. /. t\, a 

 hand game and two victory dances. 



The victory dances were of unusual interest as they celebrated the 

 return of young men who had served in the recent war. Forty 

 Pawnee enlisted; 39 returned without having suffered any casualty, 

 and one died of disease in France. Many of the men had been at the 

 front, several volunteered for a certain dut} of special danger, the 



