I don’t mean as in place but time and culture. I was born in Tahlequah in 1955. Therefore, some of the things I have seen are dated as in this post of The Mystic and The Mystifiedndn. It’s from work I did entitled “Two/Worlds.” I just couldn’t bring myself to call it a poem! Anyway, this is a way of looking at how the movies shaped how the world and we ourselves view us even to this day.
Two/Worlds
The Mystic Indian The Mystified Indian
Fasting today Hungry-no commods in the fridge
Waiting for a vision No shows-TV repairman’s late
Doing a sweat today Sweating today-darn air conditioner broke again
Grass is green Gotta mow the darn yard again
Rivers flow Working today: rain never stops
Nature sings to me So many dogs barking and crows akaw-ing
Still looking for a sign Waiting at the stoplight-c’mon go green
Woman she calls to me Dang cell phone-wife is calling Again
Day is over-rest Another long day at work
Night fall-comes darkness Oh shoot, another power outage
I tried to have fun with this and I hope you do too. Go ahead take a look and think about your own conceptions and others of the Two Worlds we occupy as NDN’s, Indians, Natives, or even indigenous and of course Americans yes that too!
As an old native veteran replied when asked why he went and fought for America? He said “it’s still our country, no matter who is president.” Yes, right or wrong it is still our country and we are native to the land.