Motif
condemned captive's song brings rescue
condemned_captive_s_song_brings_rescue
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american great lakes
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Chippewa Music BUREAU OF AMEBICAN ETHNOLOGY / DEXSMOKE / FRONT BACK / SCALPS ATTACHED TO HOOP; lines 12688-12849 confidence: high
A Sioux woman captured in the fight was to be killed, led out to be shot, and allowed to sing after preparations for her execution were complete.
The captive woman is allowed to sing after execution preparations; the song moves Odjib'we's elder brother, who rescues her.
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