Bill Miller

Bill Miller was raised on the Stockbrige-Munsee Reservation in Wisconsin. Bill, whose Mohican name is Fush-Ya Heay Aka (meaning "bird song"),learned to sing traditional songs at an early age. His music is influenced as much by Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan as by his cultural Mohican heritage. His albums combine successfully traditional Indian music and popular American melodies.
His songs speak about love and hope. He says he needs to speak true words so that everyone can understand what are the important things in life. He teaches us about his past, his ancestors, and shares with us his faith in a better future. His last album, Ghostdance, is a jewel.

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Bill Miller
P.O.BOX 210794
Nashville, TN.37221

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Trails of Freedom

I dreamed I saw Crazy Horse, riding through the badlands he was wild and brave and free
I swear I heard the crys of the innocent victims in the wind at Wounded Knee
There's a Trail of tears we could follow, can you hear the footsteps of the Cherokee
It's a trail of broken promises, will you walk this trail with me

We can find America down the trail of freedom
Walk the way of my fathers from sea to sea
Oh can you find America, hear the drums of freedom
Gonna find it together, walk this trail
Walk the trail with me

I felt the Chipewa wind off Lake Michigan on a cold Chicago day
I heard the thunder of the Seminoles, way down in the Everglades
And I've seen it in the beauty of a Navaho girl, like a flower in the desert heat
And I've felt it in the pride of a Cheyenne dancer, as he moved to an ancient beat

Oh can you find America down the trail of freedom
Walk the way of my fathers from sea to sea
Yeah we can find America, hear drums of freedom
Gonna find it together, walk this trail
Walk the trail with me

I walked the streets of Gallup, New Mexico on a saturday night
I watched my brothers fall to the alcohol, we were going down without a fight
Hey brothers, we must walk with the pride of Chief Joseph, have the courage of Geronimo
For this trail its long, so you have to be strong, just to find your way back home

At the Four Winds Pow Wow in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept.99