first there is the word, the word is the song,  Includes poem by William Oandasan: Notes

Oandasan, William

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"first there is the word the word is the song,, Notes 1 north by south, west from east an invisible but historical line cuts across the valley's lives sharp like bloodlines 2 across the street nearly mute an old woman moans alone inside the Buckhorn saloon cowboys drink up and stomp 3 long ago black bears sang round our lodge fires tonight they dance alive through our dreams 4 in chipped and tattered weavings of a willow basket the voice of an ancient age dreaming of breath 5 deep within a feather in the sky foam on clear water Tayko-mol! - William Oandasan Explorations in Ethnic Studies. Vol. 6, No. 1 (January, 1983). 

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