And she said "I hear there's been trouble down here"
Blow, Dakota blow
They said, "Trouble, we been gettin' trouble every year"
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
Anna Mae made a vow by the fire that night
Blow, Dakota blow
She would give her life to the people's fight
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
And then the voice in the whispering wind did say
Blow, Dakota blow
Somebody's gonna get hurt some day
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
In nineteen hundred and seventy two
Blow, Dakota blow
Trouble in the Pine Ridge settlement grew
And the cold Dakota winds did blow
And in nineteen hundred and seventy three
Blow, Dakota blow
The trouble exploded at Wounded Knee
And the cold Dakota winds did blow
And in nineteen hundred seventy four
Blow, Dakota blow
There was a backlash beatin' at everybody's door
And the cold Dakota winds did blow
And then the warning passed from tongue to tongue
Blow, Dakota blow
That there was trouble comin' with the federal guns
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
Oh they took Anna Mae off to jail one day
Blow, Dakota blow
But just exactly why they never did say
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
They wanted some facts and they wanted some names
Blow, Dakota blow
Oh, but Anna Mae wouldn't tell 'em a thing
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
She said, "Kill me dead or lock me away"
Blow, Dakota blow
"Cause that's what you're gonna be doin' anyway"
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
And they said, "all right, you're free to go"
Blow, Dakota blow
"But just don't say we never warned ya so"
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
Anna Mae went out for a walk one night
Blow, Dakota blow
But she never lived to see the mornin' light
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
Oh, it's a mystery I heard it said
Blow, Dakota blow,
How Anna Mae died with a bullet in her head
And the cold Dakota winds they blow.
Oh, the story spread both far and wide
Blow, Dakota blow,
How another daughter of the people had died
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
And the people came from many a mile
Blow, Dakota blow
To lay her away in traditional style
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
And the song upon the drum was sung
Blow, Dakota blow
And the sky covered over and the storm did come
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
And the voice in the
howling wind did say
Blow, Dakota Blow
"Somebody's gonna pay some day"
And the cold Dakota winds they blow
...a song by Jim Page...reprinted with permission
"I am a part of this creation as you are , no more and no less than each and every one of you within the sound of my voice. I am the generation of generations before me and the generations to come...If i have gone against this Creation - no man on the Universe holds the power to punish me other than the Creator himself..."You are continuing to control my life with your violent, materialistic needs. I do realize your need to survive and be a part of this Creation - but you do not understand mine...I have traveled through this country and I have observed your undisciplined military servants provoke those whose rights are the same as yours...
I am not a citizen of the United States or a ward of the Federal Government, neither am I a ward of the Canadian government. I have a right to continue my cycle in this Universe undisturbed."
...Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, Micmac
Note:
Wasichu has reopened the investigation into the Death of Anna Mae...in April, 1996 the U.S. Marshall who was in charge of the "investigation" was relieved of his duties in this investigation. The men in charge are now the U.S Attorney of South Dakota and the FBI. There are some who are of the opinion that this Change-of-Investigation-Command has been prompted by the uncovering of Cointelpro involvement in Anna Mae's death or because indictments are about to be handed down.Will anyone familiar with the names Arlo Lookingcloud, John Boy Patten, and Theda Clark contact me privately...]