Words Of The Elders
Chief Seattle:
When the earth is sick, the animals will begin
to disappear, when that happens, the Warriors
of the Rainbow will come to save them.
Zitkala-Sa
A wee child toddling in a wonder world, I
prefer to their dogma my excursions into the
natural gardens where the voice of the
Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of the
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.
Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator:
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in
the night. It is the breath of a buffalo
in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which
runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Chief Aupumut, Mohican:
When it comes time to die, be not like those whose
hearts are filled with fear of death, so when their
time comes they weep and pray for a little more
time to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
Big Thunder, Algonquin:
The Great Spirit in all things, he is the air we
breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the
Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which
we put into the ground she returns to us.
Luther Standing Bear,Oglala Sioux:
The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the
region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits
into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the
continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings.
He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers,
he belongs just as the buffalo belonged.....
Native American Proverbs
Speak truth in humility to all people.
Only then can you be a true man. (Sioux)
With all things and in all things,
we are relatives. (Sioux)
Love one another and do not strive for
another's undoing. (Seneca)
We will be known forever by the tracks
we leave. (Dakota)
Each person is his own judge. (Pima)
Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. (Cheyenne)
There is no death, only a change of worlds. (Duwamish)
The more you give, the more good things
come to you. (Crow)
Don't walk behind me;I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me;I amy not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one.
(Ute)
Ask questions from you heart and you will be answered from the heart. (Omaha)
No-one else can represent your conscience. (Anishinabe)
Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosity in the hearts of the young. (Lakota)
I have been to the end of the earth.
I have been to the end of the water.
I have been to the end of the sky.
I have been to the end of the mountains. I have found none that are not my friends.
(Navajo)
The greatest strength is gentleness.
(Iroquois)
You must live your life from beginning to end: No-one else can do it for you.
(Hopi)
Don't let yesterday use up too much
of today. (Cherokee)
What is past and cannot be prevented
should not be grieved for. (Pawnee)
Knowledge that is not used is abused.
(Cree)
It is easy to be brave from a distance.
(Omaha)
Seek wisdom, not knowledge.Knowledge is of the past,Wisdom is of the future. (Lumbee)
Don't be afraid to cry.It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. (Hopi)
Listen to the voice of nature,
For it holds treasures for you. (Huron)
When a man moves away from nature his
heart becomes hard. (Lakota)
Take only what you need and leave the
land as you found it. (Arapaho)
God gave us each a song. (Ute)
Everyone who is successful must have
dreamed of something. (Maricopa)
Life is not separate from death.
It only looks that way. (Blackfoot)
It is no longer good enought to Cry peace, We must Act peace, Live peace and Live
In Peace. (Shenandoah)
There can never be peace between nations until it is first known that true peace is within the souls of men. (Oglala Sioux)
Love yourself; get outside yourself and take action. Focus on the solution;be at peace. (Sioux)
Be satisfied with the needs insead of
the wants. (Teeton Sioux)
Deeds speak louder than words. (Assiniboine)
Inner peace and love are the greatest of God's gifts. (Tenton Sioux)
Do not only point out the way, but lead the way. (Sioux)
Strive to be a person who is never absent from an important act. (Osage)
We are friends; we must assist each other to bear our burdens. (Osage)
Silence has so much meaning. (Yurok)
Do not allow anger to poison you. (Hopi)
Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant. (Kiowa)
There is a need for obedience all around us. (Sauk)
Sharing and giving are the ways of God.
(Sauk)
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