An anthology of North American Indian & Eskimo music.

Physical Description: sound disc 2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, ℗2007.

Asch, Michael. (Compiler, Writer of accompanying material).

Record details

General Note:	Songs and dance music from many tribes including Sioux, Cree, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Kwakiutl-Nootka, Slavey, Iroquoian, Winnebago, Ojibwa, Seminole, and others. Compiled and edited by Michael I. Asch. Originally compiled principally from material previously released on several Folkways and Asch recordings. Previously released as analog disc in 1973 as Folkways FE 4541. Compact discs. Program notes in English by Michael I. Asch and others, and Native American vocal texts with English translations and English vocal texts (10 p.) included on disc 1 as PDF file.
Formatted Contents Note:	Sun dance (1:32) -- Love song (0:57) -- Crazy Dog song (1:41) -- Buffalo dance song (1:03) -- Man's love song (0:54) -- Hand game song (1:42) -- Prisoner's song (2:20) -- World War II song (1:36) -- Warrior death song for Sitting Bull (2:00) -- Canvas dance song (1:40) -- Funeral song (1:37) -- Suguaro song (1:58) -- Peyote song : first song cycle (1:26) -- Moonlight song (2:09) -- Eagle dance (2:59) -- Butterfly dance (1:41) -- Lullaby (0:58) -- Rain dance (1:47) -- Night chant (1:43) -- Song of happiness (1:09) -- Silversmith's song (1:09) -- Corn grinding song (0:59) -- Children's songs (1:47) -- Church song (1:03) -- Devil dance, crown dance (2:57).
Participant or Performer Note:	Various performers.
Language Note:	Vocal selections sung in various Native American languages and English.