Geronimo - 1829-1909
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1905
Geronimo went to Washington
to meet the Great White Father
(where he hoped to bury the hatchet)
and save his Indian Nation...
checking into his hotel, the desk clerk aske...
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Categories:
pawnee, betrayal, native american, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
History of Kansas In Rhyme
...At one time eight different Native America Indian Tribes lived in peace,
In the state of Kansas, sharing buffalo, shared lands with no lease.
The Iowa, Chippewa, Delaware, Kansas, Osage, Pawnee and...
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Categories:
pawnee, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Bison Hunt, Part Ii
......Bob’s gun went off with a resounding bang,
the bull lurched, then slumped slowly to the snow.
Bob let out a loud cry of primal joy,
and down to his kill the three of us did go.
He gave up a ...
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Categories:
pawnee, adventure, animal, dream, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Bison Hunt, Part I
...There’s this bison ranch in west Nebraska,
not all that far away from the Pine Ridge,
most of the time they make money off meat,
though when the weather gets colder than a fridge
they like to o...
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Categories:
pawnee, adventure, animal, dream, imagery,
Form: Narrative
In the Land of Hospitality
...I met a Cherokee
Who realized our boat was broken down who
Said to me I will get you on your way.
Your journey
Doesn't end because of a catastrophe
With help you will be on your way with no dela...
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Categories:
pawnee, adventure, appreciation, blessing, education,
Form: Villanelle
Saturday Afternoon Before Jack's 2nd Birthday
...Saturday Afternoon Before Jack’s 2nd Birthday
A Caravelle wall clock behind me
ticks away muffled minutes,
Its black pointed hands
reaching upward and downward;
The EXIT sign above the...
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Categories:
pawnee, birthday, grandson, words,
Form: Free verse
Native Remembrance Day
...I would like to pay tribute to those who died
While introducing you to our native pride
We are Cherokee, Iroquois, and Lakota
We are Navajo, Algonquin, and Dakota
Our lands were open and free to ...
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Categories:
pawnee, america, native american, remember,
Form: I do not know?
Soul Stance River - 5
...The delegation arrives in a procession of handsome, barbaric lineage
rugged in animal accoutrements and subdued in the presence of the future's skin,
the women, fine in wild beauty are bejeweled in...
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Categories:
pawnee, history,
Form: Epic
I Took the Dare
...There were Indians just over the Brazos
With a buffalo herd in between
They weren’t trying to stay hidden
They wanted to be seen
The chief of these Comanche
Buffalo Hump by name
They say no one's lo...
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Categories:
pawnee, adventure, cowboy-western, native american,
Form: Ballad