Traditional Native (American) Potery from this link

www.brandonu.ca/Library/CJNS/5.1/grant.pdf


"Many lullabies are recorded which were the special domain of the women
They range from the Creek "Cradle Song," which has many similarities to
poetry from Western cultures, to some rather startling Blackfoot lullabies which
are guaranteed to subdue even the rowdiest youngster.

Cradle Song
(Creek)

Down the stream
You hear the noise of her going
That is what they say
Up the stream
Running unseen
Running unseen
Up the stream
You hear the noise of her going
That is what they say
to the top of the bald peak
Running unseen
Running unseen.         (Sanders and Peek, 1973:57)

Lullabies
(Blackfoot)

I

Come wolf, bite this baby:
He won't sleep

II

Come, old woman, with your meatpounder
And smash this baby's head;
He won't sleep.         (Colombo, 1983 I:60)

-snip-

I read in another link

(google Blackfoot Lullabies and Language Revitalization)

that the Blackfoot lullabies are considered by adults to be funny not threatening and are demonstrated as such. In the other link the "Wolf" was translated as "coyote."

Don't know why but since I loaded Google Chrome browser I can't get blue clicky maker to follow PDF links.