Skin Like Mine by Garry Gottfriedson

Author:Garry Gottfriedson [Gottfriedson, Garry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-55380-316-4
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Published: 2013-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Secwepemcke: I am Shuswap

Leadership

for Chief Gordon Antione

self determination starts

within the muscle of heart and soul

belongs to visionaries,

freedom fighters and gentle souls

in Indian country

cultural survival

is a question

few are destined to pursue

those are the ones worthy to be called “Chief”

the survivors, the pursuers, the visionaries

and so, I call you Chief

A W.P. Kinsella Love Story

the indians were fuming mad

fire wagging their tongues

thunder clouds clogging their eyes

iron filling their fists, although

some were a little jealous too

they gathered conference-like

planned their attack over Concho y Torso

w.p. and his stories were the target

frank fencepost was beer-drunk and wild

when he entered a redneck saloon in

Whiterock where his crow-like eyes

danced me outside

the Miss Hobbema pageant

contestant at his heels

who was drunk too

but a damn good scrapper

with words the indians were real-time warriors making their names

stick at the Vancouver Writers Fest

and other places, too, when the moves were made

and their works were black and white rocks

smashing pages of diamonds

bows and arrows for the white folk to go

crazy over in light of the written word

as the ‘80s ended and rolled into the ‘90s

they climbed right out of

the fencepost chronicles to set the story straight

that’s when w.p. discovered

his field of dreams

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