Hi folks, Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa". Below are the lyrics. Ellie elliestock@aol.com FOOTPRINTSOF SIKAAKWA Footprintsof Sikaakwa journeyedlakeshore sands, creaturesspinning stories inwinds haunting the land, swimming,creeping, crawling—they came; flying,walking, stalking—they gamed; hunters,warriors, growers—they remained, livinglightly on the earth of Sikaakwa. Footprintsof Sikaakwa turnedrivers, changed terrain, pavingtrails and forging rails, farmways to factory days— exploring,trading, supplanting—they came; building,inventing, investing—they gamed, artist,industrialist, politician—they remained, sculptingrising skyline peaks of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa convergedfrom all directions, culturesclashed and merged, stewingdesire and introspection— laboratoryof urban life—they came; microcosmof courage and strife—they gamed; movementscalling for justice—they remained, stirringbrewing cauldron hope of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa blazenew community, peopleworking together tothrive sustainably— welcomingyoung and old—they came; joiningthe gifts of all—they gamed; wakingto Earth’s vision—they remained, livingboldly a real dream of Chicago. ejhs 9/09/12 reflection on Accelerate77, Chicago “Sikaakwa” (pronounced: “Sheekakwa”): namesake of Chicago; French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois)name for a wild garlic/leek (AlliumTricoccum) (striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan andthe Des Plaines (branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s. Hi folks, Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa". Below are the lyrics. Ellie elliestock@aol.com FOOTPRINTSOF SIKAAKWA Footprintsof Sikaakwa journeyedlakeshore sands, creaturesspinning stories inwinds haunting the land, swimming,creeping, crawling—they came; flying,walking, stalking—they gamed; hunters,warriors, growers—they remained, livinglightly on the earth of Sikaakwa. Footprintsof Sikaakwa turnedrivers, changed terrain, pavingtrails and forging rails, farmways to factory days— exploring,trading, supplanting—they came; building,inventing, investing—they gamed, artist,industrialist, politician—they remained, sculptingrising skyline peaks of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa convergedfrom all directions, culturesclashed and merged, stewingdesire and introspection— laboratoryof urban life—they came; microcosmof courage and strife—they gamed; movementscalling for justice—they remained, stirringbrewing cauldron hope of Chicago. Footprintsof Sikaakwa blazenew community, peopleworking together tothrive sustainably— welcomingyoung and old—they came; joiningthe gifts of all—they gamed; wakingto Earth’s vision—they remained, livingboldly a real dream of Chicago. ejhs 9/09/12 reflection on Accelerate77, Chicago “Sikaakwa” (pronounced: “Sheekakwa”): namesake of Chicago; French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois)name for a wild garlic/leek (AlliumTricoccum) (striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan andthe Des Plaines (branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s.