"You come from a shy face,

Ours are the silent ways.

We have always done all things in a gentle manner;

so much as the brook

that avoids the solid rock

in its search for the sea

and meets the deer in passing.

You too must follow the path

of your own race.

It is steady and deep,

reliable and lasting.

It is you,

~ if you let it happen."

~ Chief Dan George, the best of Chief Dan George, Hancock House Publishers Ltd., 2005.

Chief Dan George (1899- 1981) was born Dan Slaholt.  Author, poet, actor.  Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, North Vancouver, B.C.

Tomorrow:  My Spirit Soars, by Chief Dan George.
Photo:  Forks of the Credit, Ontario.  lbwalker