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Prayer Song
W. Renee'
Keema ya ke-ko u-ya so-an-ge-ta-ha.
Ya tan-da Nagi Tanka can-te-su-ta .
Maka, skan, wi, mi -dok-o-we.
Ya a-ki hanbelachia waci'pi tate'.
Nagi Tanka, wi-ca-ka ta-yi-to i-yo-ki wa-cin-ton wi-co-can-te-waste.
Wa-can-ki-ya waka'n tanka ya-ka-ni shle-ta hey-ah-eh-he ci.
In the face of the wind I try to become strong of heart.
I love\ honor\ respect the Great Spirit and am firm of heart.
Earth, sky, sun, are my realitives.
I stand on vison hill , a dancer in the wind.
Great Spirit, faithful councelor, encourage me to have understanding and gladness of heart.
Loving God I sing a prayer song.
Flutes,drums, rattles and shakers are an imortant part of Native American prayer, celebration, education and daily life. Most of the tribes used a living language meaning they kept their records and history's by passing them down generation to generation, by word of mouth in the form of stories and songs.Romances were started and maintained thru the use of a two-chambered flute. A maiden knew a man was serious if he stood outside he home and played sweet songs of his own composition on his flute for her. Here are some examples of rattles, drums and flutes..
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