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CRYING OWL ( A Message To The Tribes . . . )

" Where have the rivers gone that they no longer speak to us? ( Too much poison! ) And, where will the deer run next year? ( Maybe north from down here. ) I have asked the Great Spirit to show me these things for my eyes see little anymore except for blood over the centuries, lost. I would love to see the deer run again and kneel and listen to the river speak. Ah, the stories they would tell, the river and the deer. You see, they have a home in my heart although they run in fear. "

Crying Owl - ( Sicahowa - Hiha ) Lakota Nation - June, 1876

* From The Author's Desk:

A fictional brief, this piece exists distantly inside my, " American Indian - North American Indigenous People's portfolio. " Crying Owl, " a young indian warrior, grows through the mid to late 1800's to be a tribal elder and medicine man. Here he speaks to a gathering of warriors and tribal elders in the camp. With the advent of the movement of white settlers across the plains, these tribes often gathered and spoke of the damage done by the white man.

tommy boy moran / Ireland

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Nice read, sad but so true. It touches my heart and spirit.

interesting
I know a Shaman,the culture inspires.

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Thanks, teasing, you Are appreciated. And, thank ye all.

tomo / Ireland

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