Native American Poems | Examples of Native American Poetry

I as Cherokee must take a stand, and say no more missing females from Native lands Too many have gone missing through the years, Along with too much sorrow and tears I along with my Native sisters must stand and fight, Along with our brothers to do what's right I will shed my blood if...

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Juicy and sweet, these berries delight, Unique flavor with a hint of almond's bite. Native to North America's land, Eaten fresh or dried, both are grand. Baked into pies or made into jam, Enjoyed in wines, a treat for the fam. Rosy bronze leaves in spring's embrace, Rich in nutrients, a healthful grace. Indigenous peoples cherished them so, Essential vitamins they bestow. Saskatoon berries, nature's...

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mauve to indigo sweetened by nature's largesse ~ mockingbird mayhem (June Full Moon – Haida)...

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a placid lake at sunrise bending to fill a weaved basket water's reflect a native squaw ...

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perpetual rains ~ pompous peepers parading warming spring waters (May Full Moon – Cree)...

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Damp linens flung aside sodden cushions Flank by flank She was damp Nickel sack and bark rings Verdant gaze meet hazel orbs Ripe late April Northern Flatlands moisture Slaughterhouse savory mist perfume Slender dull rose covering on the pane Cooling unit recirculating Coral beams groom her visage Midday vernal noon the drizzle ceased the light slivered in Naked gourd blossoms adhesive juice Lurching brined The toddler flesh on her abdomen She...

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Healing through drinking. Enjoying life through smoking Tobacco and weed. Perhaps natives were always Onto that very something....

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fish swimming upstream spawning dreams of renewed life ~ cries of joyfulness (April Full Moon – coastal Tribes) ...

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May the healing mother give your heart peace May the forgiving father watch over you as you sleep May your spirit animal, the deer, issue you much needed comfort May your totem, the turtle, show you the way to health May your sweat lodge sisters pray that your cancer dissipates May your family dream of better times and ways to...

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metamorphosis black-headed beetle larvae ~ willful wings unfurl (March Full Moon – Naudowessie (Dakota) ...

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I ran across a prayer to the Earth written many years ago by the Lakota Sioux and mixing my words in with theirs… I’d like to share this prayer with you: Oh Great Spirit..whose voice I hear in the wind and whose breath has given life and innocence to me… I am small and weak and I need your wisdom to...

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Dream Song of the Thunders Chippewa saying translation by Michael R. Burch Sometimes I bemoan my “plight” when all the while the wind bears me across the immense sky. What is life? The flash of a firefly. The breath of the winter buffalo. The shadow scooting across the grass that vanishes with sunset. —Blackfoot saying, translation by Michael R. Burch Cherokee Travelers' Blessing I translation by Michael...

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When you ask me who I am, I can not be sure what to say. Am I a savage woman? My answer might dismay. Do I know what family is? It is surely hard to say. You see, Not too long ago in this country of the strong and free, My people had their freedom taken  and it has long since wore it’s effect...

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bare bleached bones shining vapored vision of verglas ~ horned owl screeches surge (February Full Moon – Cherokee) ...

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I planted trees, but you set forests on fire. I healed the earth, but you poisoned the rivers. I told you, again and again, that the land is not yours to wound— but you carve its flesh with greed. How many roots must wither before you listen? How many storms must drown your cities, how many fields must crack and crumble before you...

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