"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

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  • "Anona" (1903)—Vivian Grey (w. & m.).
  • "Blue Feather" (1909)—Theodore F. Morse (m.), Jack Mahoney (w.).
  • "Golden Arrow" (1909)—Harry Williams (w.), Egbert Van Alstyne (m.)
  • "Indian Blues" (1919)—Edwin McHugh and C. Perillo (w. & m.).
  • "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.).
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Bibliography

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