Music of the Plains Apache

The Na i sha, or Plains Apache (also called Kiowa-Apache), are some of the Apachean people who came down from Northwest Canada and made their way to the plains of what is now the United States of America. This album holds a collection of songs from various aspects of the lives of Plains Apache people who live in what is now Oklahoma. From animal songs for children that cry out the sounds of a puppy (“Puppy Song”), to the social songs such as “Hand Game” that features lively drumming and singing, these songs represent wholistically the culture of the Plains Apache.

Track Listing

101	Wolf Song	Irene Chalepah Poolaw	00:31
102	Turtle Song	Irene Chalepah Poolaw	00:22
103	Turkey Song	Irene Chalepah Poolaw	00:23
104	Puppy Song	Irene Chalepah Poolaw	00:33
105	Go to Sleep, Baby Boy	Irene Chalepah Poolaw	01:24
106	Peyote Song: There Is Good Medicine	Two vocalists at the home of one of the Plains Apache in Anadarko	01:26
107	Peyote Song: We Are in the Peyote Tipi	Two vocalists at the home of one of the Plains Apache in Anadarko	01:50
108	Peyote Song: It Is on the Curved Mound	Two vocalists at the home of one of the Plains Apache in Anadarko	00:54
109	Peyote Song: It Is Sure a Good Morning	Two vocalists at the home of one of the Plains Apache in Anadarko	01:23
110	Son of Our Father	Christian Apache female singers	00:58
111	Jesus Is Standing in the Water	Christian Apache female singers	01:04
112	Snake Dance Song	John Boone-Emhoolah	02:20
113	Buffalo Dance Song	John Boone-Emhoolah	00:57
201	Hand Game Songs	Performers near Apache, Oklahoma	02:05
202	Hand Game	Singer near Apache, Oklahoma	17:12