Native Quote #5

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

 

Si'ahl (Chief Seattle), Dkhw’Duw’Absh (Duwamish)

Native Quote #4

"When a white man kills an Indian in a fair fight it is called honorable, but when an Indian kills a white man in a fair fight it is called murder.

  

When a white army battles Indians and wins it is called a great victory, but if they lose it is called a massacre and bigger armies are raised. "

 Chiksika, Shawnee

Native Quote #3

"Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure.  Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss."

Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk), Ogala Sioux

Native Quote #1

"I have long since learned who you Castilians are... To me you are professional vagabonds who wander from place to place, gaining your livelihood by robbing, sacking, and murdering people who have given you no offense."

--- Florida Chief, 1539.