World of the Teton Sioux Indians: Their Music, Life, and Culture [Paperback]

World of theTeton Sioux Indians is anabridged and illustrated edition of what, according to William Powers,is ???one of the few monographs universally regarded as a true classic of Lakotaculture.??? Subjects include theSun Dance, dreams, treatment of the sick, military societies, buffalo hunts,and social dances. The present version has been skillfully edited to focus onthe cultural value of Densmore???s work. It also includes over 130 color andblack-and-white illustrations.Sometime in August 1913, two Sioux warriors, Old Buffalo and Swift Dog, met with Frances Densmore at a makeshift recording site in McLaughlin, South Dakota. What Old Buffalo and Swift Dog said that day???about life as they knew it before the reservation era began???lives on still in the pages of this fascinating book. Densmore went on to interview numerous Sioux (or Lakota)/Teton (Lakota) Sioux men and women, collecting both their songs and their stories. The present version is an abridged edition of Teton Sioux Music, which according to William Powers is ???one of the few monographs universally regarded as a true classic of Lakota culture.??? It has been skillfully edited to focus less on musical technicality and more on the cultural value of Densmore's work. Its subjects include the Sun Dance, dreams, treatment of the sick, military societies, buffalo hunts, and social dances. Also included are over 130 color and black-and-white illustrations which further bring to life the world of the Teton Sioux.Phonetic KeyEditor???s PrefaceAuthor???s ForewordIntroductionI. Ceremonies1. The White Buffalo Calf Pipe (Ptehin????ala ??ano????pa)2. The Alo??wa??pi Ceremony 3. The Ceremony of Spirit-keeping (Waki????a??api)4. The Sun DanceII. Dreams and Their Obligations5. Heyo??ka Ka??ga (Fool Impersonation)6. Dreams Concerning Animals 7. The Sacred Stones (Tu??ka????) 8. Treatment of the SickIII. Societies (Oko??laki??iye)9. Dream Societies10. Military SocietiesIV. War and Hunting11. War Songs (Ozu??ye Olo??wa??lă5