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"The Indian Hunter" (c. 1842)

"Cloud-Chief" (1910)

Songs about the American Indian lists those popular songs in which the subject is the American Indian. These were very popular during the latter Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. The songs range from classical ("From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water"), to theatrical ("Cora, The Indian Maiden's Song") and those written for the minstrel trade ("Ten Little Injuns"), to dance tunes ("Indian Hunter Quick Step"), to parlor songs ("The Blue Juniata), to sentimental love songs ("Pale Moon"), etc.

List of songs

• "Anona" (1903)—Vivian Grey (w. & m.).

• "Blue Feather" (1909)—Theodore F. Morse (m.), Jack Mahoney (w.).

• "The Blue Juniata" (1844)—Marion Dix Sullivan (w. & m.).

• "Cloud-Chief" (1910)—J. Ernest Philie (w. & m.).

• "Cora, The Indian Maiden's Song" (1851)—Shirley Brooks (w.), Alexander Lee (m.).

• "Dream On" (An Indian Lullaby) (1922)—B. G. DeSylva (w.), Victor Herbert (m.).

• "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (1909)—Charles Wakefield Cadman (m.), Nelle Richmond Eberhart (w.).

• "Give Me My Arrows And Give Me My Bow" (1848)—Samuel Lover (w. & m.).

• "Golden Arrow" (1909)—Harry Williams (w.), Egbert Van Alstyne (m.)

• "Hiawatha (A Summer Idyl)" (1902)—Neil Moret (m.).

• "Indian Blues" (1919)—Edwin McHugh and C. Perillo (w. & m.).

• "The Indian Hunter" (1842)—Eliza Cook (w.), Henry Russell (m.).

• "Indian Hunter Quick Step" (1844)—Henry Russell (m.).

• "The Indian's Prayer" (1846)—Anonomous (w.), I.B. Woodbury (m.).

• "My Prairie Song Bird" (1909)—Jack Drislane (w.), George W. Meyer (m.).

• "My Priaire Wildflower Sioux" (1906)—Robert G. Claypoole (w.), Ed. B. Claypoole (m.).

• "Oklahoma Indian Jazz" (1923)—Ray Hibbler, T.J. Johnsen, J.W. Barna, J.W. Murrin, and T. Guarini.

• "On The Warpath" (1904)—Raymond A. Browne (m.).

• "Pale Moon" (An Indian Love Song) (1920)—Frederic Knight Logan (m.), Jesse G. M. Glick (w.).

• "Red Wing" (1907)—Kerry Mills (m.) Thurland Chattaway (w.).

• "Silver Star" (1910-11)—Charles L. Johnson (m.) William R. Clay (w.).

• "Sun Bird" (1908)—Kerry Mills (m.) Thurland Chattaway (w.).

• "Ten Little Injuns" (1868)—Septimus Winner (w. & m.)

Gallery of sheet music covers

• 
  Anona
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  Blue Feather
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  The Blue Juniata
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  Cloud-Chief
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  Cora, The Indian Maiden's Song
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  Dream On (An Indian Lullaby)
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  From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
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  Give Me My Arrows And Give Me My Bow
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  Golden Arrow
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  Hiawatha (A Summer Idyl)
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  The Indian Hunter
• 
  The Indian's Prayer
• 
  My Prairie Song Bird
• 
  Oklahoma Indian Jazz
• 
  On The Warpath
• 
  Pale Moon
• 
  Red Wing
• 
  Silver Star
• 
  Sun Bird
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  Ten Little Injuns

Bibliography

• Pisani, Michael V. A Chronological Listing of Musical Works on American indian Subjects, Composed Since 1608—Vassar College.