transcriptions "have been used by different composers and
the musical message sent far and wide" ( Indian Games and
Dances with Native Songs, 1915, reprinted by the University
of Nebraska Press, 1994, p. 4). This Americanist school in-
cluded Edward MacDowell ( 1860-1908), Arthur Farwell
( 1872-1952), Charles Wakefield Cadman ( 1881-1946), and
Charles T. Griffes ( 1884-1920). In 1901, Farwell founded
the Wa-wan Press after failing to find a publisher for his
American Indian Melodies. The press published works of con-
temporary composers as well as the Wa-wan Press Monthly,
often with introductions to the musicians as well as articles
on music by Farwell, until 1912. In these writings, Farwell
spoke up for the musical expression of American diversity.

The songs and stories in the present volume are collected
from Omaha, Ponka, Dakota, Tigua, Arapaho, and Otoe
tribes, and from Vancouver's Island, Mexico, and British
Columbia. Many were harmonized by Professor John Com-
fort Fillmore, a few transcribed by him as well, and others
transcribed from graphophone records and harmonized by
Edwin S. Tracy. One song comes from Dr. Carl Lumholtz.

The Indian words of the songs are given with English
translations, many of which are, Fletcher informs us, "by my
collaborator, Mr. Francis La Flesche" (p. 8), the Omaha In-
dian who was her companion and collaborator for many
years. But, like many persons who attempt to translate from
the Greek, she says: "the simple pathos of the words cannot
be reproduced in English. They carry a meaning beneath
their literal sense" (pp. 97-100). The music, she goes on to
say, helps to tell the story. In "Song of the Ghost Dance"
(recorded by graphophone), the singers offer an "Earnest
Prayer":

"Father, have pity upon me!
I am weeping from hunger (of the spirit):
There is nothing here to satisfy me!"

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