Healing Songs of the American Indians
When some American Indian medicine men and women were called upon to heal an ailing tribesmember, they would fast in order to receive a song in dream or vision instructing them in how to carry out the treatment of their patient. This is one of the many insights on American Indian healing practices reported by Dr. Frances Densmore. Over the course of 50 years, Dr. Densmore collected more than 2000 recordings of American Indian customs and traditions in song. Compiled in this CD are recordings of medicine men from a diverse representation of tribes singing and chanting those songs, delivered to them in dream by external powers and spirits, that they used to heal the sick.
Track Listing
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101
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The Approach of the Thunderbirds | Ki miwun (Rainy) | 1:49 | |
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102
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Going Around the World | Main gans (Little Wolf) | 1:37 | |
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103
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Sitting with the Turtle | Ki miwun (Rainy) | 1:19 | |
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104
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A Buffalo Said to Me | (Brave Buffalo) Tatan ka-ohi tika | 1:38 | |
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105
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Song of the Bear | (Eagle Shield) Wanbli-waha cunka | 1:34 | |
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106
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Behold the Dawn | (Brave Buffalo) Tatan ka-ohi tika | 1:25 | |
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107
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Second Song When Treating the Sick | Charles Wilson | 2:08 | |
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108
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Third Song When Treating the Sick | Charles Wilson | 2:01 | |
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109
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Healing Song of the Little Green Man | Teddy Pageets | 1:33 | |
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110
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Healing Song of the Eagle Spirit | Mrs. Washington | 1:52 | |
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201
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Sandy Loam Fields | Jose Panco | 1:02 | |
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202
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Out of the Mountains | Jose Panco | 1:03 | |
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203
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Song to a Little Yellow Wasp | Rafael Méndez | 1:53 | |
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204
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Song of the Dawn | Rafael Méndez | 1:20 | |
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205
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A Path on the Mountain Peaks | James Guy | 1:52 | |
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206
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Song of the Juggler | Cawunipinas | 0:46 | |
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207
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Healing Song from the Spirit Women | David Amab | 1:08 | |
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208
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I Am Rewarding You | Louis Pigeon | 0:47 | |
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209
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The Heavens Help You | Louis Pigeon | 1:00 |
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