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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux Quotes

“Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.”

“The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.”