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“As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.”

Giving Children Grace Understood Forgotten Native Civilized Native American American Indian Native America Native American Indian Great Native American Native American Earth

Author:Charles Alexander Eastman

“Do right always. It will give you satisfaction in life.”

Giving Satisfaction Native Native American Great Native American Satisfaction In Life

Author:Wovoka

“Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one was pressed for an answer. A pause giving time for thought was the truly courteous way of beginning and conducting a conversation. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence to the speech-maker and his own moment of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regard for the rule that, "thought comes before speech."”

“Grandfather says that when your friends die you must not cry. You must not hurt anybody or do harm to anyone. You must not fight. Do right always. It will give you satisfaction in life.”

Giving Dies Fighting Hurt Cry Satisfaction Harm Native Grandfather Native American Satisfaction In Life

Author:Wovoka

“When the sun died, I went up to heaven and saw God and all the people who had died a long time ago. God told me to come back and tell my people they must be good and love one another, and not fight, or steal, or lie. He gave me this dance to give to my people.”

People Giving Long Lying Fighting Heaven Sun Saws Long Time And Love Died Be Good Stealing Native Native American Long Time Ago Love One Another

Author:Wovoka

“Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals. We cannot sell the lives of men and animals. It was put here by the Great Spirit and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us”

“You have driven me from the East to this place, and I have been here two thousand years or more....My friends, if you took me away from this land it would be very hard for me. I wish to die in this land. I wish to be an old man here....I have not wished to give even a part of it to the Great Father. Though he would give me a million dollars or more I would not give to him this land....When people want to slaughter cattle they drive them along until they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was with us....My children have been exterminated; my brother has been killed.”

“A story, in which native humour reigns, Is often useful, always entertains; A graver fact, enlisted on your side, May furnish illustration, well applied; But sedentary weavers of long tales Give me the fidgets, and my patience fails.”

Giving Wells May Long Facts Stories Sides Failing Humour Give Me Tales Native Reign Your Side Illustration Sedentary Weavers Enlisted

Book:The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings

Source: The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings