Thursday, January 17, 2013

A LITTLE BEAR



The words flow on the page
For a little bear in Hamilton
He lost his home
He had no food
Because of man
The order was DESTROY

The man who shot him had a heart
The bear Clan came to rescue and did their part.

This is a celebration,
A ceremony to honor my bear family
He is an animal of such grandeur.
For an animal to die like this
It seems like a disaster
He is a part of Mother Earth now
He never meant to wander.

When we come here today to ponder
The life and death of this little bear
We begin to wonder.
Is this the fate of all our ancestors?
Our clans and our future?
Will the government give the order?
DESTROY the native dignity
Or let the natives live…its their destiny.

As the bear is laid to rest
He is back home where he can wander
In the Spirit world, he can walk
With his head held high and he can ponder
The fate of all that is to come and the
Past that is behind him

Written by Mary Lou Janiga on November 30, 2005 at 11:25pm

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