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Udoda (Father)

My Father wears a coat of many colors for all the world to see, that deep inside his soul beats the heart of a Cherokee. What have I learned from his spirit, and his laughing, loving ways? I learned the past belongs to the present. Not to waste my younger days. The stories of my ancestors are his legacy to me. That honoring them and who they were determines who I will be. I am my Father’s daughter and I can only hope, that one day I will be worthy to wear my Father’s coat.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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