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Song of the buffalo hunt (c) (1911)
Song of the buffalo chase. In most hunts the party divided into two, each led by about five akíčhita. Those who were to chase the buffalo took the saddles from their horses. Each man's arrow had a special mark to help him claim his kill.
Song of Sitting Bull (b) (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.
Song in honor of John Grass (1912)
An honor song sung for Chief John Grass at a 1912 summer gathering at Standing Rock, using a grass-dance melody.
Iktomi conquers Iya, the eater (1927)
Iktomi and Iya meet and try to overpower each other with magic until Iktomi tricks Iya into visiting a camp where, with the aid of the warriors, Iya is killed. From his body emerge the countless tribes he has eaten, and they repopulate the earth.