This blog is dedicated to the many brothers and sisters from all nations,tribes and clans. We have a struggle to keep our heritage and languages alive. We are all related and children of Great Spirit and Mother Earth. The Medicine Wheel is our road map to our place in the Sacred Circle. We must adhere to this to be in balance and harmony. May the Creator bless your journey for all your days!! Nvwatohiyadv ale gvgeyui(Peace and love), Waya Adanvdo
Monday, May 7, 2012
"We're All Proud Of Our Indian Names"
I have brothers and sisters
Who would take my hand
Ties to Oklahoma
And the Eastern Band.
Proud of my birthright
I'm Cherokee
These words that you are reading
Are a tribute from me.
There are Chippewa and Choctaw
Apache and the Creek
Arapahoe, Navajo
Oh how they long to speak.
Shawnee, Delaware
Sioux and Cheyenne
They'd all say the same thing
"This used to be our land".
We are all related
One in the same
Fighting for our people
Trying to stop the pain,
The Red Road that we travel
Isn't paved with shame
We're all proud
Of our Indian names.
On a rundown reservation
One can clearly see
What the cold hand of progress
Has left for you and me.
But the world we cling to
Still isn't free
How much more
Do they want from you and me.
We are all related
One in the same
Fighting for our people
Trying to stop the pain,
The Red Road that we travel
Isn't paved with shame
We're still proud
Of our Indian names.
In the eyes of our Creator
Our beauty abounds
Mother Earth cradles us
Fills our soul with native sounds.
Wraps the Circle around us
Strength for our feet
So we can walk the Red Road
Together....
You and me......
We are all related
One in the same
Fighting for our people
Trying to stop the pain,
The Red Road that we travel
Will never be in shame
We'll always be proud
Of our Indian names......
© 2012 Defense Counsel
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Osiyo, May Equa send you a calming wind that gives you balance and harmony. Nvwatohiyadv Unalii....
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