CONTENTS

[Preface][Introduction][Song and Dance Among the Indians]

[PART I]DANCES AND SONGS

[The Life of the Corn (a Drama in Five Dances)] [Introduction] [Dance I. The Corn Speaks] [Dance II. Planting the Corn] [Dance III. The Corn Springs Up] [Dance IV. The Fields are Ready] [Dance V. Honor to Mother Corn] [Calling the Flowers] [Appeal for Clear Sky] [The Hé-de Wa-chi (An Omaha Festival of Joy)]

[PART II]GAMES

[Introduction]

[HAZARD GAMES] [Introductory Note] [Pa-tol Stick] [Plum Stone]

[GUESSING GAMES] [Introductory Note] [Pu-in] [Atá-a-kut] [Hand Game] [Hiding the Disks] [I-ou'-tin]

[BALL GAMES] [Introduction] [Ball and Racket] [Ta-bé] [Double-ball] [Hoop and Javelin] [Follow My Leader]

[PART III]INDIAN NAMES

[Introduction] [Presenting the Child to the Cosmos] [Giving the Child a Name] [Bestowing a New Name] [Taking and Indian Name in Camp] [Indian Names for Boys] [Indian Names for Girls] [Indian Names for Camps]

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