This poem that I read was fun to read seeing as how I haven't had to read many things relating to the Indian merchandising issue. In the poem the author talks about how everyone has possession of something that an Indian made and probably the only reason they have it because they might have had an ancestor that was Indian.""Maybe they have an old Indian grandma back in time to excuse themselves." Chrystos supposedly feels very strong about the Indian merchandising issue. "How many Indians do you have working there? How much money are you sending the Haida people to use their sacred Raven design?" The issue is that everyone is paying Indians money not equivalent to what they deserve to make for crafts and etc. Those people then sell the merchandise for more than they are paying the workers. This poem should be required to read in schools around the country, along with the rest of the world; I would recommend this poem to everyone!
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