Louise Riveiro - Mitchell Poet I do not know?

Meant To Be Free

Long ago the white man said they owned all the land
 Pity they will never understand
 The land is not theirs or ours to give
 It is here for all of us to live
 The Great Spirit put us here to live in harmony
 For the land like us is meant to be free
 To honor and respect her all our days
 For like a good mother she takes care of us in many ways
 But soon the white man was filled with greed
 He wanted more that he really did need
 They fenced the lands as far as we could see
 They told us we were no longer free
 The lush forests and streams
 Soon to us became a memory
 The deer and buffalo all were gone
 At times we wondered if we could continue to go on
 They sent us to this barren land
 Though many summers have past away
My people are no better off today
 The ancient ones look down and ask the spirits why
 No one hears our people's cries
 Maybe one day the white man will see the error of his ways
 But then again it only seems
 It's just like all my other dreams

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