Posted by Brad Osborne on July 25, 2022 · 13 Comments
Ancient language torn from their heads,
Proud native beliefs, forcefully bled…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 12, 2021 · 14 Comments
Ancient language torn from their heads,
Proud native beliefs, forcefully bled…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with civilization, culture, identity, indigenous, language, lies, lost tribes, nation, native american, poem, Poetry, reservation, school, stripped, white
Posted by Brad Osborne on January 18, 2020 · 9 Comments
The Creek and Chickasaw,
Ill-fated Seminole,
Cherokee and Choctaw,
Never again made whole.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, culture, history, minimalized, nations, native american, poem, Poetry, reservations, Seminole, strict form poetry, Trail of Tears, tribes