Native Treasures
In the area where I call home;
Famous for antiques;
I found three more Native American dolls;
Beautifully clothed;
In traditional ceremonial dress;
White and light grey leather;
Real tan buckskin;
Tiny colorful beads;
Carefully sewn into place;
In artful patterns;
Each doll carries;
A little baby on their back;
Just like my "Halona" doll;
They were born on the reservation;
Made by the Cherokees;
The tribe of my ancestry;
That makes me proud;
But also sad in knowing;
That my father's people;
May have suffered tremendously;
At the hands of my mother's;
Yet without both of them;
I would not be;
The dolls are added;
To my growing collection;
And they will remind me;
To be proud of what I am;
And they will be passed on;
In generations to come
Famous for antiques;
I found three more Native American dolls;
Beautifully clothed;
In traditional ceremonial dress;
White and light grey leather;
Real tan buckskin;
Tiny colorful beads;
Carefully sewn into place;
In artful patterns;
Each doll carries;
A little baby on their back;
Just like my "Halona" doll;
They were born on the reservation;
Made by the Cherokees;
The tribe of my ancestry;
That makes me proud;
But also sad in knowing;
That my father's people;
May have suffered tremendously;
At the hands of my mother's;
Yet without both of them;
I would not be;
The dolls are added;
To my growing collection;
And they will remind me;
To be proud of what I am;
And they will be passed on;
In generations to come
Published by Lisa R. Strong
I was born and raised in Binghamton NY. I have been writing short stories since I was eight years old, and poetry since I was a teenager. I also write prayers, meditations, and opinion articles. My dre... View profile
Celebrate Native Americans Day on September 28September 28, 2007 is Native Americans Day. The biggest tribute to North America's First People is to give them their just compensation for 100 years of debacles by Interior Dep...- Understanding Discrimination Against Native AmericansIn modern day America, a country founded on equality and strongly opposed against racial discrimination, Native Americans are racially discriminated against on a daily basis. Their valued heritage and identities are u...
- The True Americans are Native AmericansA Look at some of the Most Famous or Infamous Native Americans
Learning from Past Mistakes: U.S. Government Policy Towards Native Ameri...U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country's longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has bee...- History of Arkansas and Native AmericansUnderstanding historical factors that led to a lack of general knowledge of the history of Native Americans in Arkansas.
- Thanksgiving Foods from Native Americans
- Congress Shows Native Americans Some Love
- Twilight's Inaccurate Portrayal of Native Americans
- Remembering the Native Americans of This Country
- George Catlin's Study of Native Americans
- A Close Analysis of Education Used as a Tool in the Assimilation of the Native Ame...
- Ironies Within the Treatment of Blacks and Native Americans in Early America
11 Comments
Post a CommentLove the dolls and the poem. Very nice work.
I love this! And the dolls are really cool :)
Terrific job with this! Thank you!
Very nicely done. Great use of imagery and parallelism to tell the story.
They are absolutely Beautiful!!! I'm so glad you found them, or should I say, They found you! Lovely poem Sis!+*+*+* Peace
Love this, very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe everyone deserves to be proud of their roots! Great job (sorry I'm late!)
Very lovely dear didi, just lovely. Thanks for this nice piece. I enjoyed this very much. :)............500 stars.
I consider my Native American heritage a gift. Excellent piece!
What a nice way of remembering your heritage. Excellent poem.