“The white man's God cannot love our people or He would protect them. They seem to be orphans who can look nowhere for help. How then can we be brothers?” PeopleMenLooksGodHelpingSeemsWhiteBrotherProtectWhite ManOrphan Author:Chief Seattle
“The air is precious to the red man, for all things share the same breath-the beast, the tree, the man, they all share the same breath. The white man does not seem to notice the air he breathes. Like a man dying for many days, he is numb to the stench.” MenDoeSeemsWhiteAirTreeShareDyingHe ManRedAll ThingsBreathsBreatheBeastWhite ManNumb Author:Chief Seattle
“Your God loves your people and hates mine; he folds his strong arms lovingly around the white man and leads him as a father leads his infant son, but he has forsaken his red children; he makes your people wax strong every day, and soon they will fill the land; while my people are ebbing away like a fast-receding tide, that will never flow again. The white man's God cannot love his red children or he would protect them. They seem to be orphans who can look nowhere for help.” PeopleMenLooksChildrenHelpingSeemsHateFatherStrongWhiteLandLove YouMinesSonArmsProtectRedFlowGod LoveTidesWhite ManInfantFoldsOrphanForsakenGod Loves YouStrong Arms Book:Answering Chief Seattle Source: Answering Chief Seattle
“Tribe follows tribe, and nation follows nation, like the waves of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless. Your time of decay may be distant, but it will surely come, for even the White Man ... cannot be exempt from the common destiny.” MenMayOrderNationsWhiteCommonDestinySeaRegretWaveUselessDecayTribesWhite ManNative American IndianNative American Spiritual Author:Chief Seattle
“. . . the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony and man - all belong to the same family. . . . The White Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers.” MenBodyWhiteLandBrotherTreatsHorseEqualityHeatBeastWhite ManJuiceEaglesMeadowsDeerPoniesDark WoodsBody Heat Author:Chief Seattle
“The white man's dead forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful Earth, for it is the mother of the red man. We are part of the Earth and it is part of us.” MenCountryEarthBeautifulDeathMotherStarsWhiteWalksForgetBirthRedNever ForgetWhite ManSeattleEcoBeautiful Earth Book:Chief Seattle's Testimony Source: Chief Seattle's Testimony
“We know that the white man does not understand our ways. One portion of land is the same to him as the next, for he is a stranger who comes in the night and takes from the land whatever he needs. The earth is not his brother, but his enemy, and when he has conquered it, he moves on.” KnowsMenWayNeedsDoeEarthAmericaMovingNightNextWhiteEnemyLandBrotherStrangerPortionsWhite ManSeattleLand And Water Book:Chief Seattle's Testimony Source: Chief Seattle's Testimony
“There is no quiet place in the white man's cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the rustle of an insect's wings. But perhaps it is because I am a savage and do not understand. The clatter only seems to insult the ears.” MenSeemsWhiteCitiesQuietSpringEarsWingsInsultSavagesWhite ManInsectsQuiet Place Book:Chief Seattle's Testimony Source: Chief Seattle's Testimony
