These are my modern English translations of Native American poems, prayers, proverbs and blessings.

Sioux Vision Quest
by Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota Sioux (circa 1840-1877)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

A man must pursue his Vision
as the eagle explores
the sky's deepest blues.

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Native American Travelers' Blessing
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

I translated these poems when my father, Paul Ray Burch Jr., chose to end his life by declining to submit to dialysis treatments and enter hospice.

Cherokee Travelers' Blessing I
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch