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Adapted from The Affidavit of Charles Pitt Regarding "The Palmer Treaty, 1855" at Warm Springs, Oregon: Palmer reached down And raked up three piles of sand. And he said, "Can you count the grains In the three piles? No, you can't. The white man in number Is greater than the grains In the three piles of sand. And you can't count them. The white man will come into your country Like salmon go up rivers. The great father in Washington Is like a great chief, But he can't stop them from coming in. And you will be covered over by them For they are so numerous." Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use. Audio and Video Music: Elegy.
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