Northern Cheyenne Sun Dance - 1

Description: 

Ceremony (Jul 8–9, 1967) including an audio recording relating to Northern Cheyenne Sun Dance and Sunrise ceremonies in Lame Deer, Montana.

SIDE 1:

  • Eugene Redwoman speaking in Cheyenne and English about the Sun Dance (0-25, 26-35, 36-59)
  • Speech on the importance of the Sun Dance and song by Amos Lone Hill (60-215, 216-260)
  • Maack's comments (261-272)
  • Offering dance with rattles and bone whistles (273-407)
  • Second Sun Dance song (408-530)
  • Maack's comments (531-535)
  • Drumming and singing (536-660)
  • Maack's comments on the ceremony (661-680)
  • Third Sun Dance song (681-865)
  • Maack's comments (866-878)
  • Fourth Sun Dance song (879-1043)
  • Maack's comments (1044-1052)
  • Fifth Sun Dance song (1052-1212)
  • Maack's comments (1213-1219)

SIDE 2:

  • Sixth Sun Dance song (0-140)
  • Maack's comments, July 9 shortly after 4am (141-153)
  • Arapaho drummers singing (155-235)
  • Arapaho singers singing a Sun Dance song (236-350)
  • Arapaho group learning and then playing a song (351-380, 381-503)
  • Arapaho group learning then playing a song (504-560, 561-621)
  • Maack's comments (622-629)
  • Sunrise Ceremony (630-720)
  • Cheyenne flag raising song (724-800)
  • Speech by Jim King (801-877)
  • Sioux flag raising song by Amos Lone Hill (878-905)
  • Speech by Amos Lone Hill (906-970)
  • Speech in Cheyenne by Black Wolf (971-1157)
  • Giveaway led by Medicine Bull (1158-1220, not consecutive and has comments)
  • Speech by Matt King (1221-1525)