Indian Spirit
I stand proud before you now
straight with no head hung bow
for all the world to know and see..
I know my heart to be Cherokee.
Parents would shame and forbid
the Cherokee name denying their own
Cherokee birth on this Great Spirit's Earth..

As I went to school each day,
we all looked the same way..
For who among us can define
what is carried in Spirit or bloodline?

Have to judge what creative
by one's facial feature..
The cut of the chin or color of skin
what Spirit or Kin lies within??

All across this great American land
flows Indian Spirit from tribe and band!
The Spirit and blood flows rich in me..

The same Indian Spirit in you might be.
Why fight and shame each other
When the Spirit and blood call you brother?
Lift your eyes up to the clouds,
stand your Indian Spirit's proud..

Ancestors from old with hearts
shamed and cold within our time
are long since dead..
So claim your blood's Spirit
and move ahead..

Across all this great and
glorious nation.
Let's enjoy the Great Spirit's creation
Indian Spirit's live stong in woman
and man so together.
Let's stand proud in this
Great Land!!
By Barbara LaBarbera
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Used with permission

May the Spirits always be with you!
Thank you for walking this path with me!
MorningStar Joni