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Indian Lament |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state 
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Son let me tell you of the trains of people and their culture of the wounded deer and the circled vulture let me remind you of the buffalo that had once roamed free the faces carved from majestic Douglas trees Let me tell you what our people hold true you are the future of my proud race vultures eat carrion...when life showns no trace trains of people long displaced the buffalo we used to hunt...then cultivation followed be aware of the white man and his ways he came to help and now he stays.. When he forced us off the land we hunted we were directed to cultivated land salted... with the bones of the buffalo massacred by their hands, nothing would grow from the earth where we stand. To remove us from the depression that then followed, he sent us a strange religion we're forced to swallow Make sure before you give up any more of our forefathers' land, find out from past experience where your future will stand. [This message has been edited by ecrivan (07-05-2003 12:29 AM).] |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Funny how we north american peacekeepers and fighters of justice are nations built on the eridication, exploitation and the oppression of native peoples a practice that remains today. They came to stay indeed, I think today they'd call it a police action |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Such an awful contradiction wouldn't you say so Raph?...and yet there is so much to learn from Native American ways...like herbal cures which they knew about centuries before everything had to be prescribed. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Nations built on contradictions and thriving on them still yes. And yes there's alot to learn from any culture who could survive in such extremes with as little as they did. I mean I can barely survive a canadian winter imagine.. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
very thought-provoking |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Granted but I wouldn't say with as little..that is probably what we see by comparison, they managed with what they had and weren't out to exploit their resources the way we have, where everything has to be turned into some money making machine...if not it gets wiped out or absorbed. |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
thank you Passing...lots to read in this thread tonight. |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
History is always involved with future, we can learn from it, or close our eyes for it, but you can never erase it. Charisma |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Interesting...and the Chinese were forced to move into the future with the invention of gunpowder and guns...progress is not always kind to those that oppose it...and mankind not so nice to those they can dominate...James |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
The conquerors and the conquered; the history of mankind. Every civilization has to look back at the path to its existence. Fine write, enjoyed. |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Charisma, one should never close ones eyes..but of course we are alos bombarded with news from all over...in question is our reaction time James, yes the dominator is most often heartless and thankless... and I wanted to write a poem on a basically overlooked phenomenon..learning to thank those whose who we've displaced and dominated for so long....can't make ammends for the heartlessness [This message has been edited by ecrivan (07-05-2003 03:41 PM).] |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Tim That includes this civilization we're in the midst of carving...I think most people are oblivious to the fact that it's not happening form the outside...we are the builders the doers and sadly the undoers. [This message has been edited by ecrivan (07-05-2003 03:44 PM).] |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Son let me tell you of the trains of people and their culture of the wounded deer and the circled vulture let me remind you of the buffalo that had once roamed free the faces carved from majestic Douglas trees ecrivan, this is a very interesting poem and thread. And it is so true. Thanks. Hugs  Ethel |
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