Moving Camp Too Far

Moving Camp Too Far was a very realistic poem. I've never sat and thought about Native Americans like the way she wrote about her ancestors. It's true that they can't do all of the things they once were able to do, which is sad to think about because its a part of who they are. When we discussed the layout of the poem in class today I didn't really see a pattern in it but when Jennifer pointed out that but was the shortest line the whole poem came together in a brighter light. Nila Northsun did a wonderful job of writing this poem and they way she had everything "in line". My favorite lines of the whole poem are these; "i don't know what it was to hunt buffalo or do the ghost dance"(8-10), "i can dance to indian music rock-n-roll hey-a-hey-o i can & unfortunately i do" (19-23). I think those lines of the poem alone have a great impact on the poem and they way she views things in todays society.