Native American Poems and Translations
These are my modern English translations of Native American poems, prayers, proverbs and blessings.
Sioux Vision Quest
by Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota Sioux (circa 1840-1877)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
A man must pursue his Vision
as the eagle explores
the sky's deepest blues.
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Native American Travelers' Blessing
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Native American Translations
I translated these poems when my father, Paul Ray Burch Jr., chose to end his life by declining to submit to dialysis treatments and enter hospice.
Cherokee Travelers' Blessing I
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
