Reclaiming Culture Introduction
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Red Fancy Dancer, Arlee Celebration, Montana, 2006 by Sue Reynolds -
Luke Brien Uses an App to Learn His Crow Language, Arlee, Flathead Reservation, Montana, 2016 by Sue Reynolds -
Nicole Pablo Helping Her Sons with Homework Polson Flathead Reservation Montana, 2016 by Sue Reynolds -
Joe Parizeau Getting Ready with Grandmother Rose, Montana, 2008 by Sue Reynolds -
Mother and Child, Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana, 2010 by Sue Reynolds -
Grand Entry, Tamkaliks Celebration, Wallowa, Oregon, 2006 by Sue Reynolds -
Women Under a Big Sky, Crow Reservation, Montana, 2010 by Sue Reynolds -
Blurred Drum Beats Circled, Flathead Reservation, Montana, 2008 by Sue Reynolds
A long and complex history of U.S. Government repression of American Indian cultural and religious practices emerged around the concept and policies of "Manifest Destiny," which paved the way for Europeans to settle across the United States. There was, and remains, great diversity in language, culture and histories among American Indian tribes. Each tribe has a distinct and unique heritage that contributes to the vitality and diversity of modern life.
Mobility
Indian youth are too mobile.
They flow and flow. We see them afraid
As we hit hard times. They laugh one day
And the next the fear of God has them shaking.
I fear their homelessness.
Dancing Boy, you have your mountain.
Sing me a brave song.
Dirty Corner Poems and Other Stories, by Victor A. Charlo. Available on Amazon.
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