Modern Indian boys meet General Custer at the principle's office in high school
and this time lose the battle.
War dances are held in front of the 7/11 while holding on to a 40 oz. for good
luck.
Gang colors are the new traditional regalia as they fight each other instead
of the true enemy.
Manhood ceremonies are now called hazings or gang bangs.
Modern Indian boys cut their hair short and wear bandanas around their heads
that are now symbols of honor and respect.
Modern Indian boys hunt for best bargains and phat clothes at the mall.
Feathers and animal skins have been replaced by Fubu pants and Hilfiger shirts.
They ride horses of steel that pollute the world and do not procreate.
Modern Indian boys learn about recycling as a foreign concept not a traditional
value.
Love songs on the flute are sung with a hip hop beat and rhyming slang of the
ghetto of the mind.
Modern Indian boys are quickly forgotten just as all Indians have been. Victims
of a genocide that they never learned existed.
Virginia Rixturey Rosario
©2000. Arlington, VA
