Inuit Prayer
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Photo: Inupiat Family from Noatak, Alaska; 1929. Taken by Edward S. Curtis.
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I think over again my small adventures, my fears,
These small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet there is only one great thing,
The only thing.
To live to see the great day that dawns
And the light that fills the world.
(Inuit Prayer)
These small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet there is only one great thing,
The only thing.
To live to see the great day that dawns
And the light that fills the world.
(Inuit Prayer)
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Recommended Reading:
'Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience'
By Charles Eastman and Michael Oren Fitzgerald
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
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Description:
This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors. The importance of Eastman's life story was reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero.
'Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience'
By Charles Eastman and Michael Oren Fitzgerald
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors. The importance of Eastman's life story was reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero.
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