Review of The Osage Ceremonial Dance I'n-Lon-Schka

Authors

Mark J. Swetland, U ni versi ty of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

1994

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Great Plains Quarterly 14:1 (Winter 1994). Copyright © 1994 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Abstract

The Osage Ceremonial Dance l' n-Lon-Schka, by Alice Anne Callahan, is a fascinating look at contemporary (1970s) Osage ceremonialism. Acquired from the neighboring Kaws and Poncas in the 1880s, the I'n-Lon-Schka is reportedly the only surviving Osage ceremony that contains both song and dance. Drawing heavily from oral interviews, the author presents a composite picture of the dance that honors the eldest son.