American Indian Ghost Dance Songs

Songs from the Indian tribal ghost dances


Berliner disc recordings of ghost dance songs made for the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology by Professor James Mooney, Smithsonian Institution, July 5-11, 1894.

Play song

Name

Performed by

Description

Native Words

Translation

Notes

Arapaho No. 1. Ghost dance James Mooney Arapaho
Arapaho No. 44, 45. Ghost dance James Mooney Arapaho
Arapaho No. 52. Ghost dance James Mooney Arapaho
Arapaho No. 73. Ghost dance James Mooney Arapaho
Arapaho No. 9, 28. Ghost dance James Mooney Arapaho
Caddo No. 15. Ghost song James Mooney Caddo
Caddo No. 2. Ghost dance James Mooney Caddo
Commanche No. 1. Ghost dance James Mooney Commanche
Kiowa No. 12. Ghost dance James Mooney Kiowa
Kiowa No. 15. Ghost song ; Caddo No. 12. Ghost song Kiowa
Kiowa. Mescal song. Daylight song James Mooney Kiowa
Piute. Gambling song ; Arapaho No. 67. Ghost Dance James Mooney Piute