We are Blackfoot
That doesn’t mean we should be underfoot
I am proud of my family
They survived a tragedy
We will never accept your slurs
We are dauntless
We are extraordinary
We are Blackfoot
We have regain our individuality
There isn’t as much fatality
But it lurks
You will not put us under the same crests
We are our own peoples
We do not use other cultures labels
We don’t believe in their fables
We are Blackfoot
Residential schools broke us
But we wear our scars like sashes
Unable to spread our friend’s ashes
Some of us were burned like witches
There was no witnesses
We have too many bandages
Unable to speak our own languages
With absent privileges
No mothers
No fathers
We are Blackfoot
Please give a detailed explanation about the meaning and main idea of this poem.
My poem is about the Blackfoot and how they have gone through so much with the residential schools and losing their identities and family members.
Please explain your writing and thought process regarding this poem.
I read this impactful short story that gave me inspiration to write this poem
Why did you choose to write this poem?
I wrote it for a school assignment and my teacher suggested I put it on here