Nature was always very important and sacred for the Native American people, and basically to all Native people around the Earth. They always had respect for everything that was given to them, never taking anything without a reason.
There was, and still, there is a deep connection between the people and all things Nature, even a small stone has a spirit. For the Native American people, especially the Lakota people, we are all related; people from all races across the planet, the animals, plants, and minerals; we are all related being all part of the Creator.
"I am the Essence" is a poem that evokes the deep connection between the red people and Nature, which has always existed for millenniums since the beginning of creation, in this case, the existence of the Native American people. It doesn't mean that only the Native Americans have this connection since all the races are connected and we all came from the same Creator, but the subject of this poem is centered on the Native American people's spiritual essence.
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