[!-- TOC --]

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]