Silly Horse Man
He Wrote: “On the 3rd day, God also said ‘let there be shitters’ and on the 4th day, we caught em all”
He Wrote: 254… (in one day?!)
Linguistically, where does the term shitter come from?
While it is a cultural tradition to manage resources, it is not a cultural tradition to disrespectfully speak of such an activity.
If all “shitters” were caught that would not be management, that would be extinction.
The insensitive handling of such management is unprofessional.
I am mad, I am furious and it looks just like this.
Just words, just a song in my heart.
Just a promise that I will attempt to educate.
On the reservation, the wild horses are not free, they are plentiful and caught for commodity.
On the reservation the people who capture intend to kill, not release.
On the reservation if you step out of line, you step into a corral and you will be fed to the dogs.
On the reservation if you are a rez dog, a bullet can await.
On the reservation there is struggle and exploitation until your mourning song is heard.
On the reservation I am mad, I am furious and it looks like…
I am a starving water dog on a reservation and the horses are taken away to feed the dogs elsewhere.
The horses are my friends, this is the year of the horse…
I hope the humans who act as such realize the shit inside of them.
I hope the people change to speak respectfully of their work.
I am mad, furious… and it looks like, maybe I am the only one.
Everyone else sees the all in good fun?
I am happy I am a water dog full of fire because my brothers the horses, I have your back. My sisters the horses I have your song.