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<DIV>Thank you, Ellen, for sharing your wonderful gift so freely.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jann McGuire</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/11/2012 7:24:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
elliestock@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago
Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa".
Below are the lyrics. </DIV>
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<DIV>Ellie</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">FOOTPRINTS OF
SIKAAKWA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Footprints of
Sikaakwa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">journeyed
lakeshore sands,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">creatures
spinning stories<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">in winds
haunting the land,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">swimming,
creeping, crawling—they came;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">flying,
walking, stalking—they gamed;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">hunters,
warriors, growers—they remained,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">living lightly
on the earth of Sikaakwa.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Footprints of
Sikaakwa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">turned rivers,
changed terrain,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">paving trails
and forging rails,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">farm ways to
factory days—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">exploring,
trading, supplanting—they came;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">building,
inventing, investing—they gamed,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">artist,
industrialist, politician—they remained,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">sculpting
rising skyline peaks of Chicago.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Footprints of
Sikaakwa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">converged from
all directions,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">cultures
clashed and merged,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">stewing desire
and introspection—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">laboratory of
urban life—they came;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">microcosm of
courage and strife—they gamed;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">movements
calling for justice—they remained,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">stirring
brewing cauldron hope of Chicago.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Footprints of
Sikaakwa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">blaze new
community,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">people working
together<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to thrive
sustainably—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">welcoming
young and old—they came;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">joining the
gifts of all—they gamed;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">waking to
Earth’s vision—they remained,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">living boldly
a real dream of Chicago.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT
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</SPAN>ejhs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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</SPAN>9/09/12<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Sikaakwaâ€
(pronounced: “Sheekakwaâ€):<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>namesake of Chicago;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois) name for a wild
garlic/leek (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Allium Tricoccum</I>)
(striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Des Plaines
(branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3
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