u are not latino

above image copyright Aztlan

they came in their thousands to demand respect for right to LIFE

recognition of their efforts and the efforts of their ancestors

in their sacred land where they are considered aliens
i pour libations

imploring you are not latinos

but indigenous nations

U are not latino

U are not latino
U are not latino
u are not latino
revoke papal bull

remember ancestors
gave pitch
so raleigh could repair
his leaking ships
after his failing
to locate
a city of gold
up de orinico
instead he got tobacco
smoked in bath
so his servant
doused him with agua
she thought he was on fire

u are not latino
u are not latino

ancestors shared
with all
maize
pineapple
tomato
papaya
potato
cassava
cotton
cocoa/chocolate

u r not latino
u r not latino

recognise roman domination
reject heresy & colonisation
columbus day
forced un cat-holistic conversion
u are not a cannibal people
rich diverse heritage
noble sophisticated cultures

u are indigenous
u are indigenous
u are indigenous

you are first nations
cultured long before
conquistadors’ bloody
occupations

pour libations
consult piyeman

u are indigenous
u are indigenous
u are indigenous

hiya hiya ho hiya

ayeaye oui oui

woooopw

simon bolivar
zapatista
che guevera
tupac
pedro campos
zapotec
yocahu
dioarima casaripo
mucurapo calls
tulec/aztec/mayan/incas/
waiwai/warahu/taino/gallabi/karifuna

first nations
arise as condor
call as coqui
trod as ocelot
bite as caiman
walk as tapir
dance like blue crab
slide like a coral snake
wade as anaconda
hide as a chameleon
hunt as leopard
dig deep as an anteater
swim deeper as manatee
run like agouti
hide like opossum
levitate as kolbri
u are not a
latin/sic/american INDIAN
U ARE FIRST NATION
here comes hurrikan

yaya'a

roi kwabena (from Orisha songs for Celina)

may our ancestors be pleased