Chapter 5

The next day Grandfather went out and backed his pony up to the horse trailer and hooked it up. Shane was helping his mother load the pony up with supplies.

"You're making your Grandfather happy Shane," said Susan Lodge.

"He said when we get back this truck is mine, how much do you think I'll get for it over in Rapid," said Shane.

"You want to sell it?" asked Susan.

"Yeah, I owe some guys money, for some smoke," said Shane.

Then Grandfather was walking towards the trailer with an old horse.

"You've got to be kidding me, he's bringing his horse." angered Shane.

"It's for the giveaway ceremony, three moons his is last pony, he wants to give it away at the POW wow," said Susan.

"We've tried giving that horse away before, but nobody will take it," angered Shane.

"Hey, it will be fun," said Susan.

"It's going to be the trail of tears...." said Shane

"Shhh," said Susan.

"That's what it's going to be," said Shane angry.

"It's what your father would have wanted," said Susan.

"Hoka hey, let's ride," said Grandfather getting into the truck.

"Get him there Shane," said Susan hugging him.

Then they started to drive off the reservation and on the road to the POW wow. They turned the radio on and a song came on as they were driving.

~ Wind the life... are blowing, across the reservation, and I can hear the voice of a

New generation, oh Great Spirit won't you hear their prayers, oh grandmother earth,

We know you care, and its time... yes it's time to live, oh its time, yes it's time to give our love

And dreams, yes your dreams can come true just for you~

"It is a fine pony," said Grandfather.

"What," said Shane?

"It is a fine pony," said Grandfather.

"How many miles to Alberqueqe," asked Shane?

"Many," smiled Grandfather.

"Many," said Shane.

Grandfather looked at Shane's T-Shirt "My heroes have always killed cowboys" I see, is that your war shirt, a man wears that shirt does that make him an Indian?" asked Grandfather.

"I am an Indian," angered Shane.

"You're an angry Indian, "said Grandfather.

"I don't trust any skin that ain't Indian," said Shane.

"Right, white man stole all our land, for the rest of your life you wake up every morning and blame all your troubles on Custer and not even try to make it right," said Grandfather.

Then they finished driving, they came to a rest area to eat when a White American saw them he was headed to the all nations POW wow as well.

"My father told me the story about the bear becoming a mosquito." said Shane.

"He told you that story," said Grandfather.

"Yeah," said Shane.

"He was a good boy, but like many, wander off the red road," said Grandfather.

"He was drunk," angered Shane.

"Do not speak like that of your own father," said Grandfather.

"He's not my father no more, his choice not mine," angered Shane.

"The red road is hard to travel in these times grandson," said Grandfather.

"Hey brothers are you guys headed to the all nations," said the young man.

"Yeah," said Grandfather.

"Great, that's great, me to, what tribe?" asked the young man.

"Were Sioux, Pine Ridge South Dakota," said Grandfather.

"Hey alright, my great grandmother's grandmother, well her aunt was one third Kiowa," said the young man.

"Aw, Kiowa strong nation," said Grandfather.

"Yeah, can I hitch a ride with you brothers," said the young man.

"No, no room man, were towing a horse," angered Shane.

"That's cool, no problem, hey maybe I'll catch you at the POW wow," said the young man leaving.

"Wanna be," angered Shane.

"Maybe he's trying to be connected," said Grandfather.

"Because they stole our lands, and now they want our sweat lodges," angered Shane.

"There father's stole our lands, long ago, it was said that the white man would look on disbelief, has his sons and daughters began to adapt the Indian way, to learn what their fathers didn't understand. Yeah, he's a wanna be, he wants to be connected.

Shane saw the young man standing outside. So, Shane got up and went out.

"Alright, you can ride with us, but I don't like you, I don't like any skin that ain't Indian," said Shane going back inside.

The young man walked back inside and waited for them to finish eating. So, they finished and got up and left.