You say he isn't full-blood
though his Ancestors he's traced
you say he can't belong here
and it's written in your face
How is that you've forgotten
Mitakuye Oyasin
that belonging to the Grandfathers
is not written in your skin
If we are to live together
and build a future bright
we must stop and once consider
what makes us wrong and right
Great Spirit isn't counting
the color of your skin
He knows you most for certain
by what there is within
If the Grandfathers could see us
while be bicker and we fight
their tears would fill the rivers
in just one single night
My Grandmother had taught me
when I was very small
if you can't love your Brother
you're not Indian at all. (author unknown.)
Hi Dreaming Eagle,
ReplyDeleteI do not have Native American blood (that I know of), but their spirit is in my heart. I have often heard American Indians critise "white man/woman" for following their ways, but I believe their wisdom is there to be shared. Thank you for your blog.
Sara Harrison.
P.S. We are friends on Face Book