King Philip saw the ruin of his country and people and commanded an uprising. He was a terrible warrior, and his name is both famous and infamous. Tecumseh, Red Cloud, Black Hawk, and others are well known in western history. These names and hundreds of others are kept in memory as the names of cities, rivers, or lakes. [[70]]
A NAVAJO MEDICINE CHANT
The Navajos give a medicine dance and chant a long song when a sick person asks for this service. This chant is the story in song of the capture and escape of a young Navajo brave. He is helped by his people’s gods, who are like the creatures that live in his own country.
This is the part of the chant telling of his escape:
“He came to the house of the Butterfly. It was filled with butterflies and rainbows.
“Kacluge, the great Butterfly, welcomed him to his lodge. His wife took the young brave by the hand. He was welcome.
“She left the room, but came back with a great pearl dish in her hand. It was a sea-shell filled with water. She gave him soapweed. He washed and was white. He dried his hands with meal and painted his face with white earth; then he was fair as a white man. [[71]]
“Kacluge gave him fine white moccasins. He gave him a collar of beaver skin, and a whistle to call for help.