Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs

by Alice C. Fletcher

The second stanza should be repeated and the steps kept in rhythm until the dancers finally disperse.

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INDIAN NAMES FOR BOYS

All vowels have the Continental sound

The names here presented, for Boys, for Girls and for Camps, have been chosen out of many because the words are easily pronounced; none of them have any of the peculiar labial, nasal or guttural sounds common in the various Indian languages, which are difficult to represent by the letters of our alphabet and equally difficult for most Americans to pronounce.

1. A-di'-ta	Priest	Omaha.
2. An'-ge-da	From every direction	Omaha.
3. De'-mon-thin	Talks as he walks	Ponca.
4. E-di'-ton	Standing as a sacred object	Omaha.
5. Ga-he'-ge	Chief	Omaha.
6. Gu'-da-hi	"There he goes!" A coyote	Omaha.
7. Ha'-nu-ga-hi	Nettle weed	Ponca.
8. He'-ba-zhu	Little horns	Ponca.
9. He'-ga	Buzzard	Omaha.
10. He'-sha-be	Dark antlers	Omaha.
11. He'-thon-ton	Towering antlers (elk)	Omaha.
12. Ho-ho'	Fish	Omaha.
13. Hon'-ga	Imperial eagle	Osage.
14. Hu'-ton-ton	Roar of thunder	Omaha.
15. I'-ku-ha-be	He who causes fear	Ponca.
16. I-shta'-pe-de	Fire eyes (lightning)	Ponca.
17. Ka-ge'-zhin-ga	Little brother	Omaha.
18. Ka-wa'-ha	Very old name, meaning lost	Omaha.
19. Ka'-wa-sab-be	Black horse	Osage.
20. Ka'-wa-ska	White horse	Osage.
21. Ka'-wa-zi	Yellow horse	Osage.
22. Ke'-ton-ga	Great turtle	Ponca.
23. Ke'-zhin-ga	Little turtle	Ponca.
24. Ki'-ko-ton-ga	Curlew	Omaha.
25. Ki'-mon-hon	Facing the wind	Omaha.
26. Ki'-wa-go	Male buffalo	Pawnee.
27. Ku'-ge	Sound of the drum	Omaha.
28. Ku'-rux	Bear	Pawnee.
29. Ku'-sox	Left hand	Pawnee.
30. Le-sha'-ro	Chief	Pawnee.
31. Mi'-da-in-ga	Playful sun	Osage.
32. Mi'-ka	Raccoon	Ponca.
33. Mi'-ka-si	Coyote	Omaha.
34. Min'-dse	Bow	Osage.
35. Mon-chu'	Bear	Omaha.
36. Mon-chu'-pa	Bear's head	Omaha.
37. Mon-e'-ga-he	Arrow chief	Ponca.
38. Mon-ge'-zi	Yellow breast	Omaha.
39. Mon-ka'-ta	He of the earth	Ponca.
40. Mon'-sa	Arrow shaft	Osage.
41. Mon'-te-ga	New arrows	Osage.
42. Ni-ni'-ba	Pipe	Omaha.
43. Ni'-sho-sho	Swallow	Omaha.
44. Non-ke'-ne	Graceful walker (deer)	Omaha.
45. Non'-nun-ge	Runner	Osage.
46. Non'-pe-wa-the	He who is feared	Omaha.
47. Nu'-da-hun-ga	Captain	Omaha.
48. O'-pa	Elk	Omaha.
49. Pa-he'-ta-pe	Seeking the hills	Omaha.
50. Pa'-na-hoo	Owl	Omaha.
51. Pa'-sun	American eagle	Omaha.
52. Pa-thon'	White-headed eagle	Omaha.
53. Pe'-de-ga-he	Fire chief	Omaha.
54. Pe'-num-ba	Seven	Ponca.
55. Sha-ku'-ru	Sun	Pawnee.
56. Sha-thu'	Sound of the water	Ponca.
57. Shon'-ge	Wolf	Omaha.
58. Shon'-ge-sab-be	Black wolf	Omaha.
59. Shon'-ge-ska	White wolf	Ponca.
60. Shon'-ge-zi	Yellow wolf	Ponca.
61. Shon'-ton-ga	Grey wolf	Ponca.
62. Sho-sho'-ka	Osprey	Omaha.
63. Shu'-ka-bi	Bunch of clouds	Ponca.
64. Ski'-rik	Grey wolf	Pawnee.
65. Ta-de'-ta	To the wind	Omaha.
66. Ta-de'-u-mon-thin	Walking in the wind	Omaha.
67. Te-thon'	White buffalo	Omaha.
68. The'-ha	Soles	Omaha.
69. U'-ba-ni	Digging in the earth (little creatures)	Omaha.
70. U-ga'-e	Spread out (herd of buffalo)	Omaha.
71. Wa-he'-he	Easy to break, fragile	Omaha.
72. Wa-ke'-de	One who shoots	Omaha.
73. Wa-po'-ga	Grey owl	Omaha.
74. Wa-shis'-ka	Shell	Omaha.
75. Wash-kon'-hi	Power of the thunder	Omaha.
76. Wa-sho'-she	Brave	Omaha.
77. Wa-thu'-he	Startles the game	Omaha.
78. Wa-zhin'-ska	Wisdom	Omaha.
79. We'-kush-ton	One who gives feast frequently	Omaha.
80. Wi'-a-go	Feather	Dakota.
81. Zha'-be	Beaver	Omaha.

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INDIAN NAMES FOR GIRLS

1. A'-bey	Leaf	Omaha.
2. A'-bey-tu	Green leaf	Omaha.
3. A'-bet-zi	Yellow leaf	Omaha.
4. A'-ka-wi	South wind	Omaha.
5. A-sin'-ka	Youngest daughter	Osage.
6. Chon'-ku-sha	Robin	Dakota.
7. Chon'-wa-pe	Leaf	Dakota.
8. Chon'-wa-pe-ska	Red leaf	Dakota.
9. Chon'-wa-pe-tu	Green leaf	Dakota.
10. Cho-xon'-zhe-da	Willow	Dakota.
11. Da'-a-bi	The visible sun	Omaha.
12. Don'-a-ma	The sun visible to all	Omaha.
13. Ha'-ba-zhu-dse	Red corn	Osage.
14. Ha'-ba-zi	Yellow corn	Osage.
15. Ha'-ba-tu	Blue corn	Osage.
16. Ha'-ba-ska	White corn	Osage.
17. Hon'-ba-he	Dawn	Dakota.
18. I-shta'-sa-pa	Dark eyes	Dakota.
19. I'-ni-a-bi	Home builder	Omaha.
20. Ka-shi'-a-ka	Meadow lark	Omaha.
21. Mi'-a-kon-da	Sacred moon	Omaha.
22. Mi'-gi-na	Returning moon	Omaha.
23. Mi'-mi-te	Standing new moon	Omaha.
24. Mi'-na	Oldest daughter	Osage.
25. Mi'-pe	Good moon	Omaha.
26. Mi'-ta-in	Crescent moon	Ponca.
27. Mi'-the-be	Shadowy moon	Ponca.
28. Mi'-ton-e	New moon	Omaha.
29. Mi'-wa-thon	White moon	Omaha.
30. Ni'-da-wi	Fairy girl	Omaha.
31. Pa'-zi	Yellow head (bird)	Ponca.
32. Pa'-ha-zi	Yellow hair (young animal)	Ponca.
33. Raw-ska'	Anemone	Omaha.
34. Raw-tu'	Violet	Omaha.
35. Raw-zi'	Sunflower	Omaha.
36. Ta'-de-win	Wind maiden	Omaha.
37. Ta'-in	New moon	Ponca.
38. Ta'-in-ge	Coming moon	Ponca.
39. Wa-ha'-ba	Corn	Omaha.
40. Wa-ha'-ba-ska	White corn	Omaha.
41. Wa-ha'-ba-tu	Blue corn	Omaha.
42. Wa-ha'-ba-zi	Yellow corn	Omaha.
43. Wak'-cha	Flower	Dakota.
44. Wak'-cha-zi	Sunflower	Dakota.
45. Wa-shu'-dse	Wild-rose	Omaha.
46. Wa-te'-win	Victory woman	Omaha.
47. Wa-zhin'-ga	Bird	Omaha.
48. Wa-zhin'-ga-tu	Blue bird	Omaha.
49. We'-thon-ki-tha	To come together (as in a society)	Omaha.
50. We'-ton-a	Old name, meaning lost	Omaha.
51. We'-ton-be-the	One who gives hope	Omaha.
52. Wi'-he	Younger sister	Omaha.
53. Wi'-te-ga	New moon	Dakota.
54. Zit-ka'-la	Bird	Dakota.
55. Zit-ka'-la-sha	Red bird	Dakota.
56. Zit-ka'-la-tu	Blue bird	Dakota.
57. Zit-ka'-la-zi	Yellow bird	Dakota.

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