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Songs and Dances of Great Lake Indians.
Recorded by Gertrude Prokosch Kurath
Monograph Series/Ethnic Folkways Library FE 4003
FOLKWAYS RECORDS Album No. 4003
© 1956 Folkways Records and Service Corp.


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Nation: Title
 Performed by: Native Words Translation to English
Meskwaki: Buffalo-Head Dance Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa  

 
Meskwaki: Buffalo-Head Dance Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa    
Meskwaki: Bear-Claw or Grizzly Bear Dance Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa    
Meskwaki: Pipe of Peace or Calumet Dance Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa    
Meskwaki: Soldier or Victory Round Dance Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa    
Meskwaki: Love Song for Flute Wilson Roberts, Meskwaki of Tama, Iowa    
Ojibwa: Fish Dance Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Pipe Dance Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Pipe Dance Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Pow wow or Horse Dance Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Forty nine dance Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Oh Mary Fred Lacasse, Ojibwa of Lac du Flambeau, WI, with George W. Brown, Sam Link and John Martin.    
Ojibwa: Deer song Thomas Shalifoe, Ojibwa of Baraga, MI mano mano dimaja
waweshkeshe n'dodem heh!		 Let him go
the deer my pal
Ojibwa: Catholic Ojibwa Hymn Thomas Shalifoe, Ojibwa of Baraga, MI Marie, abiskon neta-batadidjig
Wassenemaw gaie tebikadisidjig
Miwitawishinam anotch maianadak
Bidawishinam dash mogag wenijishing
Wabanaishinam eji-ogimik Jesus
Kinki ginigia, tchi widagwishinged		 Marie, deliver the sinners,
Remove indeed the powers of darkness.
Help us against evil,
Bring us verily always virtue.
Look upons us, thou Lord Jesus,
Thou wert born so I might arrive (in heaven).
Ottawa: War Rally song Susan Shagonaby, Ottawa of Harbor Springs (L'Arbre Croche), MI

wenish wenish gapawawichiwet chindopinian?

 

who who will come with me for the big sneak attack?

A brave would answer - ninsa! - I'll go!
Ottawa: Bear Dance David Kenosha, Attawa of Cross Village (L'Arbre Croche), MI makkos ogiwena ogashawan
midash ogiwena'an		 cub lost its mother
he got lost
Ottawa: Eagle dance David Kenosha, Attawa of Cross Village (L'Arbre Croche), MI bineshiwuk togoshenok
wasa bionjipawok		 the birds are coming,
from far way they are arriving.
Ottawa: Maple Sugar song David Kenosha, Attawa of Cross Village (L'Arbre Croche), MI n'gimakwan nindemakwan
gagowe'e weheya		 I have found my spoon
with the crooked neck.
Ottawa: Hoot owl song David Kenosha, Attawa of Cross Village (L'Arbre Croche), MI kukuku n'guchi gadenang
tuda ningaguonan n'guchi gadenang
nekwakwa n'dizhidabanang tuda		 Hoot owl I've got it by the leg.
To be sure I I've got it by the leg.
To the woods I'm dragging him.
Ottawa: Hoot owl song Whitney Albert (Blue Coud), Ottawa of Mikado, MI    
Ottawa: Coon song Whitney Albert (Blue Coud), Ottawa of Mikado, MI essibaun nindigo
babamodeseani
 (Rac) coon I am called,
walking around sideways.
Ottawa: Rabbit song Whitney Albert (Blue Coud), Ottawa of Mikado, MI manichiwigedowani
wabo wigiwaming
manichiwigedowani
gigabo wigiwaming		 I don't know what would happen to me
in rabbit's house, if I enter.
Idon't know what would happen to me
in (a fabulous beast)'s house, if I enter
Ottawa: Canoe song Whitney Albert (Blue Coud), Ottawa of Mikado, MI nidadagamagishin
binashkinabinada oshin		 I can't get across the river.
Come and get me.
Ottawa: Medicine song Whitney Albert (Blue Coud), Ottawa of Mikado, MI aweminendineha gagwejemihiyan
ojipkegini'i gagwejemihiya
aweminendineha ...
ojibwe makade mashkimode gagwejemihiya

What is that you are asking me for?
(Name of root) you are asking me for.

Ojibwa black medicine you are asking me for.
Ojibwa: Grass Dance song Eli Thomas, Ojibwa of Isabella Reservation, MI    
Ojibwa: Drinking song Eli Thomas, Ojibwa of Isabella Reservation, MI Osam nimikwe wenje nimigoyan heyo... Too much I drink, so they don't like me.
    Onondaga: Bear Dance Percy Smoke, Onondaga of Nedrow, New York   This is a ceremonial song and cannot be used outside of it's original context, so it is not posted here.
    Onondaga: Eagle Dance Percy Smoke, Onondaga of Nedrow, New York   This is a ceremonial song and cannot be used outside of it's original context, so it is not posted here.
    Cayuga: Wasase rain dance or war dance Richard Buck, Cayuga-Tutelo of Six Nations Reserve, Ontario   This is a ceremonial song and cannot be used outside of it's original context, so it is not posted here.
Onondaga: Scalp Dance Thomal Lewis, Onodaga of Nedrow, New York    
    Onondaga: Corn Dance Thomal Lewis, Onondaga of Nedrow, New York   This is a ceremonial song and cannot be used outside of it's original context, so it is not posted here.
Onondaga: Women's Dance Huron Miller, Onondaga-Tuscarora of Six Nations Reserve    
Onondaga: Fishing Dance Huron Miller, Onondaga-Tuscarora of Six Nations Reserve    
Onondaga: Stomp Dance Huron Miller, Onondaga-Tuscarora of Six Nations Reserve    
Onondaga: Two Future Prospects Gordie and Morris Buck ages 7 and 10 of Six Nations Reserve    
Seneca & Ojibwa: A Wesleyan Hymn group of evangelist women, 1954    
 

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