~*~ Native American Indain Quotes ~*~
and to my children. If the promises had
been made by a person of no standing,
I should not be surprised to see his
promises fail. But you, who are so great
in riches and power; I am astonished
that I do not see your promises
fulfilled." "I would have been better
pleased if you had never made such
promises than that you should have made
them and not performed them..."
I>Shinguaconse ("Little Pine")
In the beginning of all things,
wisdom and knowledge were with the animals,
for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak
directly to man. He sent certain animals
to tell men that he showed himself
through the beast, and that from them,
and from the stars and the sun and moon
should man learn.. all things tell of
Tirawa. All things in the world are two.
In our minds we are 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 we have the left
hand full of kindness, near the heart.
One foot may lead us to an evil way,
the other foot may lead us to a good.
So are all things two, all two.
Eagle Chief(Letakos-Lesa) Pawnee
...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.
Children were encouraged to develop strict
discipline and a high regard for sharing.
When a girl picked her first berries and
dug her first roots, they were given away
to an elder so she would share her future
success. When a child carried water for
the home, an elder would give compliments,
pretending to taste meat in water carried
by a boy or berries in that of a girl.
The child was encouraged not to be lazy
and to grow straight like a sapling.
Mourning Dove � Salish 1888-1936
From Wakan-Tanka, the Great Mystery,
comes all power. It is from Wakan-Tanka
that the holy man has wisdom and the power
to heal and make holy charms. Man knows
that all healing plants are given by
Wakan-Tanka, therefore they are holy.
So too is the buffalo holy, because it is
the gift of Wakan-Tanka.
Flat-Iron (Maza Blaska Oglala Sioux Chief
The traditions of our people are handed
down from father to son. The Chief is
considered to be the most learned, and
the leader of the tribe. The Doctor,
however,is thought to have more inspiration.
He is supposed to be in communion with
spirits... He cures the sick by the
laying of hands, and payers and incantations
and heavenly songs. He infuses new life
into the patient, and performs most
wonderful feats of skill in his practice...
He clothes himself in the skins of young
innocent animals, such as the fawn, and
decorated himself with the plumage of
harmless birds, such as the dove and
hummingbird...
Sarah Winnemucca Paiute(1844-1891)
The Great Spirit is in all things,
he is in 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...
Big Thunder (Bedagi) Wabanaki Algonquin
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