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Native Wisdom Quotes

If we must die, we die defending our rights. - Sitting Bull

All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.

When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.

He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard.