We Speak
We speak
to all the nations
We speak
to all the tribes.
We rode
across America
We lived
and then we died.
We were
your forefathers
We honored
this sacred land.
We fought
for many years
To live
in peace with man.
We arose
with the morning sun
The
Great Spirit as our guide.
At night
we danced under the stars
As the
embers of fire would fly.
The great
medicine men, and healers
Would
all gather in the night.
While
the women birthed our children
Before
the morning light.
In the
distance wolves watched
As buffalo
passed their way.
We dared
not harm the creatures
For
this was not our way.
The skies
were not polluted
Mountain
lakes ran pure and clear.
We honored
earth and waters
With
respect to all life here.
We harmed
nothing and lived in peace
We taught
our children too.
We knew
the time was approaching
When
our days on earth were through.
We now
speak to all the nations
To all
the descendents of our tribes.
You
are our voices - now speak for us
For
this land we loved and we died.
You are the Warrior
now.
This
page is in the honor of all Native American Chiefs - and their tribes.
It is
done in honor of all Native American tribes - regardless of which heritage.
I never realized how MANY tribes there are listed in the US
before
doing this page.
"Today,
there are 2.4 million Native Americans in the United States, affiliated
with 558 tribes living on 312 reservations. Each federally
recognized tribe is considered a domestic sovereign nation, each with
its
own agenda."
(Above
Quote is a fact- from the Book Entitled - "Facts of Life" by Author
George
Russell)
I hope
you enjoyed the above writing. This writing was 'inspired' by
the
images you saw at the top of the page. I, as I have said before,
cannot explain sometimes why I write what I do. Sometimes I never
know
what I am going to 'say'. This is usually when I know the
'writings'
are something that will surprise me; as well as the reader.
This above writing most definitely was one of 'those' writings again.
One day
I'd love to visit some of the reservations in the US; and meet 'the tribes'.
I live in the Southeastern US; and I am just starting to 'learn' about
the ones in my area.
I have
found out one thing - I have MUCH to 'learn'.
You can
see more of the Great Chiefs images at the URL here
with
more
tribes listed.
It is
my prayer that this poem above has done honor and justice to
all
the Great Chiefs.
If only
we all respected each other and our land - as did these mighty
warriors;
our world would be a much better world to live in. We have much
to learn
from them.
Take
Care.
Irishgrrl
Wakan
Takan kici un
(Lakota
- May the Great Spirit bless you)
NOTE:
If you
enjoyed the above writing - DO check out my NEW page below!!
This
is a beautiful Indian prophecy I found called:
~The
Rainbow Warriors~
I made
a ribbon below; and wish to dedicate it to all Native Americans.
Feel
free to download this if you'd like to use it on your pages too!
(For
use on black/dark backgrounds ONLY!)
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