I helped my people during the Trail of Tears. My parties were epic.
Monahwee
These are essential to everyone even countries. Without them we are all like lost children.
Roots
I am a member of the Muscogee (River) Nation, a federally recognized Native American group.
Harjo
The use of descriptive language to create images and experiences in the reader's mind.
Imagery
We had a Representative Democracy as early as the 1400s or 1500s before the arrival of Europeans.
Native Americans (Iroquois Confederacy)
I am the sun of Harjo's world.
Harjo's Mom
We are messengers, we warn of death, but we aren't always on duty.
Owls
Monahwee is Harjo's...
Great Great Grandfather
How something should be read.
How it makes you feel.
Tone & Mood
The mass removal and murder (or genocide) of Native Americans during ...
Trail of Tears
I am known for my conquests and not a nice person.
Harjo's Father
We use them to keep people alive and around us.
Memories
What article of clothing did Harjo cherish from her childhood babysitter.
She lost a tooth over it.
The Coat
The use of objects, people, and things to represent ideas.
Symbolism
Historically, what two organizations have worked to exploit Native Americans:
1. Media and Businesses
2. Government and Church
3. Government and Businesses
4. Church and Media
Government and Church
I was in and out of prison, but Harjo gave me an outlet to my trauma.
Tiffany
We believe that listening does not involve writing.
We have hopes and expectations of Harjo.
Ancestors
Harjo is the first Native American woman to receive this title.
United State Poet Laureate
Giving human traits or qualities to non-human things such as objects or animals.
Personification
In 1978 (45 years ago) this Act was passed to end a more than century of government sponsored kidnapping of Native children for placement into non-Native, Christian homes.
Indian Child Welfare Act
I was misunderstood, and I was Harjo's connection to her ancestors and culture.
Aunt Lois
Everything begins and ends here.
Kitchen Table
What tribe is Harjo from?
Muskogee river tribe
To place two concepts next to each other for the purposes of comparison
Juxtaposition
Before the arrival of Europeans, we governed a territory that spanned the North East, from Montreal, Canada, to Pennsylvania and New York.
Iroquois Confederacy