The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that. The hawk swoops down on its prey; so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal. For instance, the coyote is sly; so is the Indian. The eagle is the same. That is why the Indian is always feathered up; he is a relative to the wings of the air.
Black Elk
(1863-1950)
Oglala Sioux holy man
Artist
unnknown
It is the general belief of the Indians, that after a man dies, his spirit is somewhere on the earth or in the sky. We do not know exactly where but we are sure that his spirit still lives. So it is with Wakantanka. We believe that he is everywhere yet he is to us as the spirits of our friends whose voices we can not hear
Chased-by-Bears
(1843-1915)
Santee-Yanktonai
Sioux
Grandmother
Moon
by
Debra Colburn
The voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers. If this is Paganism, then at present, at least, I am a Pagan
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa)
(1876-1938)
Dakota Sioux
Artist
Dana Tiger
Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission.
This is the Indian theory of existence.
Mourning Dove Christine Qintasket
1888-1936
Artist
Unknown
All things in the world are two. In our minds weare two -good and evil. With our eyes we see two things, things that are fair and things that are ugly. We have the right hand that strikes and makes for evil, and the left hand full of kindness, near the heart. One footmaylead us to an evil way, the other foot may lead usto a good. So are all things two, all two.
Eagle Chief Letakots-Lesa late
19th century
Pawnee Chief
The Comforter
by
Lee Bogle
Friendship is held to be the severest test of
character.It is easy, we think to be loyal to family and
clan, whose blood is in our veins. Love between man and
woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not
free from desire and selfseeking. But to have a friend,
and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a
man!
Charles Alexander Eastman
Santee Sioux
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