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THE WAY TO WAKONDA; THE GREAT SPIRIT OF THE OMAHA INDIANS by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR

First Line: WAKONDA'S WAY IS THE WAY OF THE WIND
Last Line: AND THE LAND WHERE THE LOVED ONES ARE.
Subject(s): NATIVE AMERICANS; WIND; INDIANS OF AMERICA; AMERICAN INDIANS; INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA;
WAKONDA'S way is the way of the wind
That blows from star to star;
And he who would find Wakonda
And the land where the Vanished are,
Must follow, follow, follow
The west wind in its flight,
And lo! he will reach Wakonda
And the Land of all Delight!

So long is the trail to Wakonda,
And the end thereof so sweet,
To the feet of the dead their moccasins
We tie to make them fleet;
And we know they will never wander
With cloud or moon or star,
But straight will speed to Wakonda
And the Land where the Loved Ones are.



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