Native Americans: Bones of the Buffalo

In the heart of the Great Plains
 

Where buffalo roam the prairie grass

Their hoofs drum like thunder 

A row of teepees silhouetted against the setting sun

Indian warriors on horseback in the horizon 

Painted faces with feathers in their hair

Weapons of bow and arrow 

Skilled hunters and warriors

They hunt the buffaloes on the plains

Slaughtering the buffalo for food and clothing

Buffalo meat and hides supply the indians for winter

Bones of the buffalo lay scattered across the plains 

An animal sacred to the Plains Indians 

The buffalo spirit blows in the sacred wind 

The buffalo spirit lives on in the plains 

Poem written by: Brett Strotman 📝