POETRY

[Julia A Knaake]

Peace Indian

 

They were gentle kind, pure

taking from land only what

was needed using all the

skin,meat bones and fur

of the animals they took

for family food and shelter

after they left the land

returned to the way before

it had been with love

they thanked the god above

for his great given bounty

n ceremonies, song and dance

singing with great happy joy

beautiful wool rugs were made

beads of semi precious jewels

were mostly used for trade

feathers for the bravest chiefs

who carried pipes for peace

agree to treaty  said chief

we will not break word

many families are now gone

their history had been taken

away through lies and deceit

you had not honored us

 treaties so false were given

now we struggle to return

to heritage our ancestors behold

 

© 2009 Julia A Knaake

[frenchy]

yeah them indians got a raw deal didn't they?? i saw a sign the other day with a bunch of indians on it sayin no to immigration .. when are all you white men leavin ?? i suppose the best they can hope for now is to open a lot of casino's and buy back the country a piece at a time ..