Catari, Che, Yukon
Once:
There was a hero; named Tomas Catari
(A serpent, fast current, in winding)
He was an Aymara
Claimed rights as a chief,
He led the uprising in Peru.
Greedy invader was miner; Alvares.
Captured him on orders, from justice.
He was killed, grand child was with Che.
Right and wrong are the beads, rosary’s, in a chain.
Like the hills in plains, unlike the prairie… mirror; fake…
Now:
Talk is of watershed in Yukon
Its name Peel, similar story.
Both with courts
But this one in CANUS.
I wonder what may come after the TRC!
Will chief be another Catari?
Let’s wait, see…
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