The Mountain Chant

"The ceremony of dsilyídjeqaçàl, 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 it the most frequently, because it is the most interesting to the Caucasian spectator, and because it is the best known to the whites who visit and reside in and around the Navajo country."Contents:Myth of the Origin of DsilyídjeQaçàlCeremonies of DsilyídjeQaçàlFirst Dance (Nahikàï)Second Dance (Great Plumed Arrow)Third DanceFourth DanceFifth Dance (Sun)Sixth Dance (Standing Arcs)Seventh DanceEighth Dance (Rising Sun)Ninth Dance (Hoshkàwn, or Yucca)Tenth Dance (Bear)Eleventh Dance (Fire)The Great Pictures of DsilyídjeQaçàlFirst Picture (Home of the Serpents)Second Picture (Yays and Cultivated Plants)Third Picture (Long Bodies)Fourth Picture (Great Plumed Arrows)Sacrifices of DsilyídjeQaçàlOriginal Texts and Translations of Songs, &c.Songs of SequenceFirst Song of the First DancersFirst Song of the Mountain SheepSixth Song of the Mountain SheepTwelfth Song of the Mountain SheepFirst Song of the ThunderTwelfth Song of the ThunderFirst Song of the Holy Young Men, or Young Men GodsSixth Song of the Holy Young MenTwelfth Song of the Holy Young MenEighth Song of the Young Women Who Become BearsOne of the Awl SongsFirst Song of the Exploding StickLast Song of the Exploding StickFirst Daylight SongLast Daylight SongOther Songs and ExtractsSong of the Prophet to the San Juan RiverSong of the Building of the Dark CirclePrayer to Dsilyi' NeyániSong of the Rising Sun DancePrayer of the Prophet to His MaskLast Words of the Prophet