Muscogee (Creek) Hymn Installation
Installation, Video
Muscogee (Creek) Hymn Installation
Dimensions Variable
Antique chair, antique stool/ladder, antique table legs, tear dress, ribbon shirt, beaded necklace, canoes, Mvskoke Creek language and English language
2019
Includes the video Muscogee Creek Hymn
Performed and sung by Elisa Harkins and Dannie Wesley.
Shot by Ian Byers-Gamber
Recorded by Mark Kuykendall
Produced and edited by Elisa Harkins
Espoketis Omes Kerreskos is a Muscogee (Creek) Hymn that was sung on the Trail of Tears and continues to be sung in Muscogee (Creek) churches today.
Espoketis omes kerreskos,
This may be the last time we do not know,
1 Mekusapvlke vpeyvnna
The Christians have gone on…
2 Pumvpvltake vpeyvnna
Our others have gone on…
3 Cvwantake vpeyvnna
My sisters have gone on…