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Government Services to Indians
Governemnt Services to Indians
When will you come?
After the buffalo
Have been slaughtered?
The earth's crust burnt?
After we have no
Moccasins, no horses
To carry our young
Through the dirt?
When will you come?
After our food supply
Has vanished?
The rivers dry?
After the last Indian
Is hung on a fence
By the road side?
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Grandmother's Dream Song
Grandmother's Dream Song
In this room
I awake to your spirit light;
You are looking at me
Trying to remember why you died so young.
Picture used by permission of Davison family
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Dreams
As a writer and a person, I come from three different cultures. Because of this, I feel as though I have been given a gift, of a "Dream Walker." Since I was four years old, I have been able to see things in my dreams that have actually happened to my ancestors, and others as well. Dreams are a big part of the healing process and strongly show through in my writings. Some call these visions and others call these the ability to see the past, present, and future. I feel they are both.
Through these dreams, I have found and discovered myself and my people.
My political poetry is created to express the effects of acculturation on the forgotten people. I feel we need to eliminate the stereotypes that exist in the classroom and beyond, including those in our history books and the white society.
There should always be a purpose behind each poem, behind each word, such as nature poetry expressing the assimilation of nature.
I want to correct the stereotypes that plague American Indians. People think that American Indians are primarily alcoholics, i'm here to dispel these stereotypes. We can't keep teaching these stereotypes as facts.
They say everybody is here for a reason. My reason is to fight for my people.
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