she-she-gwau

Updated: May 5, 2025

The child immediately fell on the ground, and was carried by his companions into the lodge. O-na-wut-a-qut-o and his companion watched and saw the people below gathering about the lodge. They listened to the she-she-gwau of the meeta, to the song he sang asking that the child's life might be spared. To this request O-na-wut-a-qut-o's companion made answer

Anonymous - Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian