The moment I hear the familiar keys
of geese above the swamp canopies
These memories rush back to me
Like water on the roots of my family tree
Spring time in the snow blind sipping that tea
Late fall in a twenty foot v-stern
In the swamp in the winter with the snowshoes on
Following tracks 'til my feet hurt
You connected me to my destiny
You taught me what being Native means
In the shade of the trees you made me believe
in something sacred and free
On the land you'll be forever with me
Making me see was the greatest gift that you could ever give me
Always have your strong essence in your taught lessons
Your calm presence in the reflections of the sun rising
over the tree line horizons
I'm rewinding this time inside of my mind
and finding a pride that's shining
I walked the shoreline with the rope
You walked the riverside and guided the boat
City lights in the distance glowed
Glistened off the rivers flow
When the currents started churning
You knew that you had to just let go
But you should know
I won't stop pulling
Even if it seems I'm moving slow
Through the rain and through the snow
I'll proudly hold my past at my side
Son of one of our last great men
One with the river, the land and the sky


I was blessed to hunt moose with my
moochum… 3 generations on the river /
cruising… Once came back soon cause he ran out of
smokes… That year no shooting… No rack in the /
boat… Really wished that he brought just one more
pack… But cigarettes took his life and that’s
facts… Now I wish we could have just one more
chat… There’s so much inside that I have to //
ask… But mostly want to say
meegwetch… Cause he help mould he as proud as a /
Cree gets… I hope he forgets any
regrets… And he feels only our love and our
respect… And the love of his life… My
Kokum… I know they’re together now
holding each other CLOSE in the spirit world…
Coastin… Back of the boat with him.. laughing and //
joking… So here’s to them…
The ones that passed… Blowing past in the wind… /
Spreading words of encouragement…
They’re the messengers from the world within /
Never left this earth… With the earth they spin… /
Every Lesson learned will be learned again…
I rest assured we’ll return to them…
We’re the last great women and the last great men //