Indian Games, Dances & Native Songs - online book

Native American Ceremonials, Sports, and Songs with Sheet Music, Lyrics & Commentary

	INDIAN GAMES AND DANCES               135
	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.
		Priest From every direction Talks as he walks Standing as a sacred object Chief "There he goes!" A coyote Nettle weed Little horns Buzzard Dark antlers Towering antlers (elk) Fish Imperial eagle Roar of thunder He who causes fear Fire eyes (lightning) Little brother Very old name, meaning lost Black horse White horse Yellow horse Great turtle Little turtle Curlew Facing the wind	Omaha. Omaha. Ponca. Omaha. Omaha. Omaha. Ponca. Ponca. Omaha. Omaha. Omaha. Omaha. Osage. Omaha. Ponca. Ponca. Omaha. Omaha. Osage. Osage. Osage. Ponca. Ponca. Omaha. Omaha.