Oklahoma Moments

Oklahoma Moments


This morning I am in Glenpool, Oklahoma,
not far from my family's original allotment lands.
The largest oil strike in the country took place here.
My sister lives here. It has been cool here.
Usually Oklahoma in June is sultry and hot.

The following news in the Tulsa World struck me
for various, obvious reasons:

--25 Indians, 9 police die in Amazon land protest.
Indians protesting oil and gas exploration
on their lands battled police in the northern province
of Utcubamba, Peru.

--A Nigerian based church has a following in Tulsa.
Caleb Agadagba is the founder and pastor
of the Tulsa church which has a majority of African nationals,
many African-Americans and a few white Americans.
He says: “A long time ago, America and Europe sent
missionaries to Africa…Africa is able to send
missionaries back to America and Europe…”

--American Airlines is planning to force
its flight attendants to sell catalogue items
on their flights. Commissions will take the place
of wage increases.

Yes, we have work to do.


Prose posted by Joy Harjo over on Joy Harjo's Poetic Adventures in the Last World Blog
Linebreaks by Glenn Buttkus