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Traditional Song: Usually synonymous with Intertribal. This type of song is the most commonly heard at a pow wow. It usually is all vocables, but does not have to be. They generally are melodic and vary in style greatly. The drum beat is always of the regular beat. 

Flag Song: To the Dakota people, this is the National Anthem. This song is sung at any such times that one would sing the National Anthem. The Flag song is always sung at the beginning of a pow wow or special event. This song should be given the same respect as your own flag. We do not dance to this song as it is for the flag to dance.

Veteran's Song: This type of song usually follows the Flag song in a pow wow. There are many different Veteran's songs, all of which are sung to honor our veterans. Some are sung to honor a specific branch of service or specific conflict. To the Dakota people, a veteran is a warrior that should always be honored. In this way, those that served this country may dance and be honored.

Sneak Up: This is a scout's dance. It is often sung after the veteran's song in a pow wow. The dance is a story of how a warrior would go ahead of the party to scout out the area for the enemy or game. Four times the song is sung through, starting with a rolling beat while the dancers attempt to sneak up on their target. The song then goes into a fast steady beat that stops instantly. The dancers must stop on the beat or retreat to try again. After the fourth stop of the song, the singers will continue two more times through the song until the end.

Round Dance: This is sometimes also called a two step. These songs are sung with a heavily syncopated beat. These are often considered couple's songs. 

Honor Song: This type of song carries special meanings. Every song is different, but all has a similar purpose. When an individual or group has done something noteworthy, or even has had hard times, they may honored by another. In this case, a special honoring song would be sung for those people, much like a veteran's song is sung to honor veterans.

Sundance Song: These are very sacred songs. The only place that these songs should be sung is in ceremony. Most commonly in the sundance. There are entrance songs, pipe songs, and others. They are usually sung in groups of four, typically seven times through only during the dance.

Inipi Song: These songs are also very sacred. These too, are special songs usually sung just in the sweat lodge. There are pipe filling songs used just for that, filling the pipe, which is always used with the sweat. Inipi songs have special powers that can call the spirits. Because of this power, they must be used carefully by those that understand what they are doing.



Because of the diversity of this music and its purpose, certain songs are meant only to be sung in specific places or ceremonies and not recorded. For this reason,we will post only songs that are appropriate to be sung in public.

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