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So Said a Potiguara Indian

"They cut my leaves, they cut my trunk they dropped my headdress, But they didn't pull out my roots... So I went on living"...! PS: Potiguara surviving group of Indians who inhabit Baia da Traiçao, Paraiba Brazil

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Unseeking Seeker

Date: 8/9/2023 7:40:00 AM

A powerful write, AP

Alkas Poetry
Date: 8/9/2023 12:03:00 PM

THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR POET, US, SALUTE, ALKAS

John Lawless

Date: 8/9/2023 6:03:00 AM

it would seem that they "took all" while actually taking nothing. Great quote

Alkas Poetry
Date: 8/9/2023 6:28:00 AM

Former invaders, colonizers... salute alkas

Alkas Poetry
Date: 8/9/2023 6:19:00 AM

yes MY POET friend ! THIS indian group WERE prime inhabitant OF THE state of Paraiba, WERE conquerors... They fought AGAINST THE portuguese AND dutchs, forner invades... salute My friend, tHANKs... alkas