The sun., 1894-05-13
SOSGs or THE In, 0UOIS.
The signinc cree Of the words ~ PnIs's %
s.ndent- Of Indian Lore.

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Onondaga Historical Association last evening
Prof Lyman has made a special study OF Tue
cations has been the collection OF a large num-
her OF different songs, which have been care
iuiiy compared and their Significance ira '"i;
Ihe nrst song which was given one ~
the Oldest known. 1t is the song which WAS
aneiently used in connection wllh the eating
forgotten now. The words are uncertain IN
meaning. being. as one OF the Onuniagas IN
phrase am walking really walking. 1hs
next songs given were those used 10 the TIte
Sns SI o the ScsTIs rms ot Tss hs Wa
ners are sent out to the several tTitr-,
and the, chiefs gather at the place OF 10
moniaL First comes the march OF the yisl.,Eg
chiefs 10 the tri6al counei! house with thr so'
ference in the council house. aud the s,n,s
and speeches, which include the son: mar
portions Oi these were rendered by lToL
Lyman.
said, was not based. as far a. hs could see. Hu
scale. as Is the case with our oWn. hut rather
on a system OF harmonics. Their songs -".-
peculiar features OF the IToIuois music wnlrH
are different from the music Of the Western
lniiAns One noticeable feature is the eut.ns
OF song with q sudden sharp exclamatIuE Hn
rising Eey, The musical instruments OF 'uH
dImas dhnSns are nHneiPSlly ne rstiss mat
are used In keeping time to the music, a well
AS IN furnishing the companim"nt o. ihs
songs. frot. Lyman had several Of the Tat' -
last evening. and one song Was given wli4 no
accom- Antlnent.
The festivals and thanksgiving days OF tie
Indians came q Tor close description. Am -
these Particularly are the maple frstlya,. ils
green-eorn dance. and the burning OF 80
white dog Each one OF these festivals has 10
special slRnihcAIion and its special cTrm i'rs
OF DANCE and song one familiar with the -
eral character OF the Indian me. OdIes rat ,rll
from the cadence aud form of the SONG what
they are being used for without knowing : a-
gle word. Sometimes es In the thanksslNIug = r-I--
monies. the Indians use a series Of FoHE- N'h
shoTt spesches o. thanks between each ne .if.
IN ntheset they thank the earth for lIsatuu iH'.
tue sun and moon Tor their light. tie tf-""'
eplTlt Tor Its kindness, the officers ui tho .
Tor their wsll-carTisd authority. and
sometimes one can find 4 song where iHe tnA
IAIt 10 carried on DJ one person IA sol" s' =
with refrain from the eruwd - t4s ".t
eAeh part SOmetimos several menlber- .' tI'
tribe get together 4 day or two tH'ioIe a '"-.
va! and compose songs which are Nvn-
gether before their PEOPLE Al the ceIe".
Jlst as the Thanksgiving songs a. . .h'.H
nave each their special cadence and stflE a
nave also the war sOngL Ihey arc a. ono
might expect, AvslieT and more viva .'p4-'
The war dance OF ths IToquois is SAID 20 l- L.
ported by them from the sioux nAtlon ~ 'L9
songs are probably their own II ever '-
quit 10 attach any meAAing 10 the words OF tAs
lroquqls war songs Ii seems as though thvJ
SsTe IN some forgotten tongue. whose Nof.s
nave been kept Ly the Indians. While me
meaning has been Lost The songs themselves
AEs last being toEgottsa b. the Indians.