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Analysis Of The Song About An Indian By Ira Hayes

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The song about an Indian, Ira Hayes, was initially written by Peter La Farge, later having Johnny Cash cover it, and therefore making it open. In this song, Peter La Farge is telling a story of one brave Indian who volunteered to fight in the WWII (Battle of Iwo Jima). The storyline goes back and forth between Ira’s emotional homeland (the land of the Pima Indian, Arizona), and the current government which owns the land he lives on. By the end of the war, Ira is “wined and speeched and honored,” but when he turns back to Arizona, “nobody cared what Ira'd done. And when did the Indians dance”, signifying that the loss of their culture, territories, and dignity will never bring their spirit back? Nevertheless, despite being viewed high in
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