1. Frances Densmore
  2. Frances Densmore

Frances Densmore

Date arrived: 
May 21st 1867
Arrived in: 
Red Wing, MN, USA
Date departed: 
Jun 5th 1957
Departed from: 
Red Wing, MN, USA
Other Names: 
Ptesáŋ Núŋpa Wíŋ

Contributed to

  • Song about the thunder bird nation (1911)
    A man was hunting deer when he fell into a dream, where he came upon thunder birds pursuing a wolf. He joined them, and was told to make a charge. For this he received their protection, as well as the name Charging Thunder. This is his song.
  • Yáu Šni (A Love Song) (1911)
    A song from the wiówešte genre (a love song where the male singer recalls the words of a woman). “If you are truthful, come…”
  • Song of Sitting Bull (b) (1911)
  • Song concerning a message from Washington (1911)
  • Song of the Crow and Owl (1911)
    This song came to Šiyáka during his his haŋbléčheya, when he was guided to a village by a man in the form of a crow. In the chief's tent he met another man in the form of an owl, who taught Šiyáka to look up and befriend the winged ones for protection.