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Kansas native Clare Harner (1909–1977) first published "Immortality" in the December 1934 issue of poetry magazine The Gypsy [1] and was reprinted in their February 1935 issue. It was written shortly after the sudden death of her brother. Harner's poem quickly gained traction as a eulogy and was read at funerals in Kansas and Missouri.
The intensity of the expression of grief was determined by the circumstances of the death. [1] On the first night after the death, the family was invited to the town council house where they were greeted and consoled by other community members. Then, the family would either return home or stay while the community performed a solemn dance. [1]
Celebrate Native American history month with these wise and inspirational quotes from Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples.
Dennis Banks cofounded the American Indian Movement and a documentary about him is also called A Good Day to Die. [5] Another author describes it as the ending of a Lakota prayer. [6] Regarding the war cry "today is a good day to die", most presume the now-popular statement refers to patriotic sentiment.
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For people who are as poor as us, who have lost everything, who had to endure so much death and sadness, laughter is a precious gift. When we were dying like flies from white man's disease, when we were driven into reservations, when the government rations did not arrive and we were starving, watching the pranks and capers of Heyókȟa were a ...
As suicide rates in the U.S. have risen over the past two decades, one demographic has been especially impacted but largely ignored: Native American teens. Native American teens are dying at an ...
Many tribes of Native Americans have similar views regarding death. Death is seen as a natural transition, and a part of life. The world is seen as an interconnected web, and a person is an extension of the web, as well as all other life. Many tribes believe that after death, the components of a person are returned to the web of life.