A sight that is wholly unique--
And it's cultural past
Adds to its mystique
Many tribes have lived
Throughout the coulee
And have formed
An intriguing history
The Navajo, Yavapai, Paiute
Are some who helped
The land bear fruit
The Hopi put "dry farming " to use
To cause the arid
Land to produce
The Skywalk,
Made to see the sights,
Extends from the Canyon rim
At great heights
The Hualapai manage
This great resource,
Which enhances
Viewing appeal, in course
Their Village demonstrates,
For visitors there,
How indigenous people
Did traditionally fare
Switching Canyon levels,
As the seasons demanded,
The Havasupai
Together banded
Living along
A rich tributary,
They hunted--and gathered
All they could carry
In storied stone homes
Or dwelling in cliffs,
The Grand Canyon tribes
Utilized nature's gifts
Pueblos,
Another dwelling kind
Were homes where
Art and craft skills shined
Through songs and customs
Generations old,
These people's made the Canyon
Truly Grand to behold
© 2025 Teresa Miles Kephart
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