In their eyes (by James Oberle)

In their eyes I see
back to the beginning.
To the creation of peoples
on this "Turtle Island".

In their eyes I see
the truly brave qualities
and fierce determination
that has allowed them to endure.

In their eyes I see
the struggle to comprehend
the greed and destruction
of their sacred lands.

In their eyes I see
a truth,
a truth as true
as the Natural world.

In their eyes I see
the harmony 
and connection
to all living things.

In their eyes I find
the inspiration for what I do.
In my drawings and paintings
I honor them.

In their eyes I see,
Myself.

From James Oberle's Website Turtle Island Images 

Turtle Island is a image in a Native American story about the creation of the world, it has become a way a large number of Native Americans refer to North America.