Ehèntwèn Teyatahkwéhn

Ehèntwèn Teyatahkwéhn

from your first languages killed by sons

until all your daughters abandon tongues

yet you remain, unforgotten


Nisto Niyanân

man shows no respect for you

claims all his lies are true

makes war on sea and land

Akwesasne Nuna

your trees would still be seen

your rivers running clean

had we acted sooner

Earth Mother today i do my part

tend with wholly humble heart

~ Ehèntwèn Teyatahkwéhn

6.30.2023

Bear Creek, BC, Canada

Poem © Michael Highstead

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