One Way ( or another )

Beautiful and powerful. I like the rhythm of the poem, it works really well.

Thank you, appreciated very much.

So beautiful Ahavati ... I did not live far from the Trail of Tears ... The land i borrowed for a while was full of spirit energy ... American Indians were in teepees behind my home. They would come in the middle of the night to get water from my outside spiget... I loved having them there ..

I'm sure they loved your generosity as well, JeJe. Thank you for caring. ❤

Great Homage, lil'sister. Dada loves ye. Superb photo......... How, tell me fckn HOW can anyone Be Proud of this fckn sham-democrazy country with a fckn Heritage built upon mega'multi-1000s of Atrocities such as this.......how much WhiteMan  (including England, France, Spain, USA, (CIA) German, Dutch) imperialist degradation of the nonwhite peoples of the world can we (continue to) sanction?  With only RIDICULOUS tokenistic 'reparations', while we continue to Honor the memories of these fucking Conquerers? !!!!!!!    
Sorry....this stuff always hits a deep nerve in me.......Shame on our so-called Humanity ! SHAME on the "official" versions of History that have been drummed into our dumAss heads for centuries.

My sentiments exactly, Danny. Well said. ❤

A beautiful historical write about the Cherokee..

I haven't put much thought in their journey, but now I am more in horror,
of how cruel it is for the settlers to have done such a thing.
I am not a professional, for I  cannot critique, but I acknowledge your skills.

Well versed

H

Thank you, H. It's appreciated.

to cut off the food supply has been
a pretty cowardly strategy
since the time of Caesar and beyond ..

but what a great picture ..!

And to think there are global corporations attempting to control the world's supply, Paul. We never seem to learn.

Thank you.

WOW I HAD NO IDEA we had yet another day hing in common!! I got Cherokee blood in me...my great grandparents were 100% Cherokee...according to our family bloodlines, n history I've been told I have about 25% Cherokee blood in me.... :)...this ink was deeply moving...

That would put you at about 12.5 %. Unless there were more intermarriages after your great grandparents. Then you would have more.

The Cherokee Nation has no blood quantum requirement. You should register if you haven't, Brother. 🐎

Hey I'm only relaying what I was told lol...
n Yea will do soon :)

* takes a moment of silence to pay respects

and give Thanks to Atohi *

💜

* Joins You in gratitude * 💜

This is beautiful, I love it....

Thank you. It's appreciated.

When people say things like "unspeakable" to describe cruelty and atrocities, it's an expression of horror, and the Trail Of Tears (and a myriad of other crimes against the native people) is certainly that. But "unspeakable" isn't usually a fitting reaction to traumatic events, as words can foster awareness, healing and empathy. What you've written here is exactly that sort of thing.

Truly a work of beauty.

Thank you, AtoMikOne. The real genocide you won't read about is the 100 million Native Americans.

Thank you. ❤

Having not (being not American) heard of this before (as a reason among others that nearly led the buffalo to extinction), this is a succinct picture of what was doubly near-genocide (both of the Cherokee people and the buffalo species).

Solomon, they don't teach this in school. . . Or they never taught it to me.  

Until the Lions have their day, history belongs to the hunters. - African Proverb