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"Through
the Eyes of a Warrior"
By: Peter D. Ellis; Anishanabe
White
Earth Reservation, MN
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I saw my Father create the Heavens and
the Earth.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I saw the first man and woman living in
Paradise.
I
saw one of them talking to a snake.
I
saw them eat the forbidden fruit.
I
saw them have children and multiply,
I
saw them cover the Earth.
I
saw the color of their skin change,
I
saw their language change.
I
watched as they went to war against each other, forgetting they
were related.
I
saw when a great flood came and washed them all away.
I
saw them come back, only to pick up where they left off.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I saw my Brother Moses go on top of the
mountain to speak to my Father.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I saw the fall of the Roman Empire only
to rise again as the Roman Catholic Church, taking people in bondage
again.
I
spoke with my Brother Moses, he told me he would return to ask
the Roman Catholic Church to let His people go, again.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I watched as they crucified my Brother,
and used His good words and image to take control of people.
I
watched as they destroyed culture after culture.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I saw my Brothers and Sisters living in
harmony with the Earth.
Through
the eyes of a warrior, I watched the light skinned people as they
set foot on Turtle Island.
I
saw my Brothers and Sisters welcome them and feed them.
I
watched them as they learned to survive.
I
looked into their hearts and saw the emptiness and the pain and
sorrow they had endured, I saw the oppression put upon them by
their Queen.
I
saw their hunger for food, water and land.
I
saw them multiply, build cities and towns.
I
watched as they spread across the land like weeds consuming everything
in their path.
I
saw them enslave the Black man.
I
saw them put up reservations for my Brothers and Sisters of Turtle
Island.
I
saw them wage wars on other countries, sacrificing millions of
young warriors for the sake of the rich.
I
watched as they walked in darkness, killing for the sake of killing.
I
saw them walking in darkness, searching, looking and trying to
grasp any knowledge about the Creator that came their way.
I
saw the rich becoming poor and the poor becoming strong, walking
in balance and harmony.
I
saw the four races of people coming together to smoke the Sacred
Pipe and dance around the Drum.
I
looked into their hearts, I saw happiness, fulfillment and joy,
remembering we were all related.
I
saw my Father.
You
can see a lot through the eyes of a warrior.
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