Salmon Feast

The beautiful sparkling waters,
and swift-flowing rivers
in and around Turtle Island -
Algonquin, Saskatchewan,
Skeena, Kumsheen -
were a place of plenty;
fish practically leapt
into our cedar-carved canoes;
eagles feasted on Chinook,
grizzlies grabbed their share -
such bounty from our Creator;
we shared a common, copper bowl;
the land
once warmed by the sun
remembers long ago
before the cities' shadows fell
and Raven changed his tune