Sacrifices Of Dsily'idje Qacal : p. 69 SACRIFICES OF DSILYDJE QAL. 176. The sacrifices made to the gods during these ceremonies consist, of nothing more than a few sticks and feathers, with the occasional addition of strings and beads--a form of sacrificial offering common among various tribes of the Southwest, including...
Notes On The System Of Transliterati : NOTES ON THE SYSTEM OF TRANSLITERATION IN THIS DOCUMENT In 1887, at the time that Washington Matthews published 'The Mountain Chant' (TMC) Navajo did not have a standardized orthography. The science of linguistics was in its infancy. Even the scholarly community did not have a good understanding...
The Great Pictures Of Dsily'idje Qacal : p. 62 THE GREAT PICTURES OF DSILYDJE QAL. 154. A description of the four great pictures drawn in these ceremonies has been deferred until all might be described together. Their relations to one another rendered this the most desirable course to pursue. The preparation of the ground ...
Original Texts And Translations Of Songs : p. 73 ORIGINAL TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS OF SONGS, &C. 192. The songs of the dsilydje qal are very numerous and their recitation is governed by many rules, a few of which only have been discovered by the writer. 193. A list has been recorded of thirteen sets of songs which may properly be sung...
Title Page : THE MOUNTAIN CHANT A NAVAJO CEREMONY. BY DR. WASHINGTON MATTHEWS, U. S. A. U.S. Bureau Of American Ethnology, Fifth Annual Report, 1883-84. Washington D.C., Smithsonian Institution [1887] Scanned , June 2002. J.B. Hare, Redactor. p. 3
Introduction : p. 3 INTRODUCTION. 1. The ceremony of dsilydje qal, or mountain chant--literally, chant towards (a place) within the mountains--is one of a large number practiced by the shamans, or medicine men, of the Navajo tribe. I have selected it as the first of those to be described, because I have witnessed...
The Ceremonies Of Dsily'idje Qacal : p. 36 THE CEREMONIES OF DSILYDJE QAL. 81. It has been my lot to see portions of these ceremonies at various times. The most complete view I had of them was during a visit made to a place called Niqotlizi (Hard Earth), some twenty miles northwest from Fort Wingate, New Mexico, and just with...
Addendum. The Suppressed Sections : p. 85 ADDENDUM: THE SUPPRESSED SECTIONS FROM THE 1884 EDITION OF THE MOUNTAIN CHANT Matthews printed the following censored portions of the preceding document privately in 1892, in a five page pamphlet "The Suppressed Part of 'The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony,'" Fort Wingate, New Mexico, Feb...
Myth Of The Origin Of Dsily'idje Qacal : p. 5 MYTH OF THE ORIGIN OF DSILYDJE QAL. 9. Many years ago, in the neighborhood of Dsilyi`-qojni, in the Carrizo Mountains, dwelt a family of six: the father, the mother, two sons, and two daughters. They did not live all the time in one locality, but moved from place to place in the neighborhood...
Other Songs And Extracts : p. 82 OTHER SONGS AND EXTRACTS. 264. SONG OF THE PROPHET TO THE SAN JUAN RIVER. Aena. 1. Nag onilni, nag onilni 2. Bihysgo cin` ey` Haniya, haniya, e ni haneyhe, oh. 3. Nagai ointyli, nag onilni, 4. Bihysgo cin` ey` Haniya, etc. 5. Nag san bii, nag onilni, 6. Bihysgo cin` ey` Haniya, etc. 255...
