My body is sacred.\u00a0
It comes from the earth.\u00a0
Invasive species do not phase me,\u00a0
But oil and coal try to erase me.\u00a0
My body is sacred.\u00a0
The blood in my veins flows through me like the rushing rivers in kitawahsinnoon (our territory).
Just as Naato\u2019si (the sun) raises and falls so, does the air in my lungs.
I do not cut my hair or bleach it.\u00a0
For it lays in the roots of Sipatsimon (the sweetgrass) that grows in the creek.\u00a0
My body is sacred.
My cheekbones stand high like inii (buffalo),\u00a0
And are not meant to be slapped or punched.\u00a0
My body is sacred.\u00a0
My breasts are not for you to touch or sexualize.\u00a0
The chrysalis of my ribcage protects my heart while, the alveoli nourishes the life of our pookaaiks (children).\u00a0
My body is sacred,\u00a0
It is not a temple; it is a valley.\u00a0
Although my bones crackle and ache and sometimes break,\u00a0
They are long and strong like Katoyis (sweet pine).\u00a0
My body is sacred,\u00a0
It is not meant to be owned or destroyed.\u00a0
My body is sacred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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