Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

adopting ancestral customs with hardship

adopting_ancestral_customs_with_hardship

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american plains

  • Teton Sioux Music METRIC UNIT OF VOICE (TEMPO) / COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM / U OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY / COUNCIL AND CHIEF SONGS; lines 33018-33344 confidence: medium

    No. 187 is described as similar in use to the preceding council song; sung by Used-as-a-Shield, it refers to father as old men or ancestors, says their customs were adopted, and says the speaker is having a hard time.

    No. 187 refers to old men or ancestors, says their customs were adopted, and states that the speaker is having a hard time.

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