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| From:  Annie-LL (Original Message) | Sent: 10/21/2008 2:17 AM |
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"Our religion seems foolish to you,
but so does yours to me. The Baptists
and Methodists and Presbyterians and
the Catholics all have a different
God. Why cannot we have one of our own?"
--Sitting Bull, HUNKPAPA LAKOTA |
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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. <o:p> </o:p> Flat-Iron (Maza Blaska) - Oglala Sioux Chief |
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"They must give themselves to Wakan' Tanka and live a spiritual life. They will have the peace that frees them from fear." --Frank Fools Crow, LAKOTA |
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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. ~ Chief Seattle, 1854 |
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"One is not born a Tewa but rather one is made a Tewa... Once made, one has to work hard continuously throughout one's life to remain a Tewa."
Alfonso Ortiz,SAN JUAN PUEBLO
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"Praying is what has brought us old people through life. We've all gone through hard times. We've all done our share of bad things. But through our prayers and faith in the Creator we get together again and we try hard to live right." <o:p> </o:p> Paula Weasel Head, BLOOD |
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"Times change but principles don't. Times change but lands do not. Times change but our culture and our language remain the same. And that's what you have to keep intact. It's not what you wear - it's what's in your heart."
Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA |
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Sometimes people ask John Oakley of Haverhill, whose native name is Sly Fox, whether he prefers being called "Indian" or "Native American."
"I say I'm pre-American," said Oakley, 69. "We were here before America was even here, so I'm pre-American." |
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"The honor of the people lies in the moccasin tracks of the woman. Walk the good road.... Be dutiful, respectful, gentle and modest my daughter... Be strong with the warm, strong heart of the earth. No people goes down until their women are weak and dishonored, or dead upon the ground. Be strong and sing the strength of the Great Powers within you, all around you."
Village Wise Man, SIOUX
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"My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers. ...You have bought guns, knives, kettles, and blankets from the white man until you can no longer do without them; and what is worse you have drunk the poison firewater, which turns you into fools. Fling all these things away; live as your forefathers did before you."
Pontiac, ODOWA
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"A sundance woman is like the morning star, filled with spiritual beauty, wisdom and knowledge. Men and women are the most powerful of the polarities. We walk beside men as equal partners. It takes men and women who have respect and love for one another to live within the embrace of Father Sky and Mother Earth."
Dr. Henrietta Mann, SOUTHERN CHEYENNE |
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"If you don't know the language, you'll only see the surface of the culture...the language is the heart of the culture and you cannot separate it."
--Elaine Ramos, TLINGIT |
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When the forest weeps, the Anishinabe who listens will look back at the years. In each generation of Ojibway there will be a person who will hear the si-si-gwa-d, who will listen and remember and pass it on to the children." <o:p></o:p> "Night Flying Woman"<o:p></o:p> |
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"A curse upon you, white men! May the Great Spirit curse you when he speaks in the clouds, and his words are fire! Chocorua had a son and you killed him while the sky looked bright. Lightning blast your crops! Winds and fire destroy your dwellings! The Evil One breathe death upon your cattle! Your graves lie in the war-path of the Indian! Panthers howl and wolves fatten over your bones! Chocorua goes to the Great Spirit. His curse stays with the white man."
Chocorua, a Pennacook Chief
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