“In the native world, major gods come in trios, duos, and groups. It is the habit of non-natives to discover the supreme being, the one and only head god, a habit lent to them by monotheism.” WorldGodGroupsHabitMajorsSupremeNativeSupreme BeingMonotheismTriosDuos Book:Grandmothers of the Light: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebook Source: Grandmothers of the Light: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebook
“Logic, like language, is partly a free construction and partly a means of symbolizing and harnessing in expression the existing diversities of things; and whilst some languages, given a man's constitution and habits, may seem more beautiful and convenient to him than others, it is a foolish heat in a patriot to insist that only his native language is intelligible or right.” MenMayMeanSeemsBeautifulLanguageGivenExpressionHabitDiversityLogicConstitutionFoolishHeatNativeConstructionPatriotConvenientNative Language Author:George Santayana
“That those tribes [the Sac and Fox Indians] cannot exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizensis certain. They have neither the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement which are essential to any favorable change in their condition.” DesireCertainMoralConditionsIndustryHabitEssentialsImprovementContactNativeNative AmericanTribesFoxesSettlement Author:Andrew Jackson
“I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization; ... and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more correct views of human nature and of the true interests of man. The season of snows was preferred, that I might experience the pleasure of suffering, and the novelty of danger.” MenHumansFeelingsMightSufferingInterestPleasureViewsVirtueHuman NatureDangerHabitCivilizationSolitudeSeasonsPrejudiceWesternSimplicitySnowAcquireNativeImperfectionSavagesNoveltyGrandeur Book:Evans's Pedestrious Tour Source: Evans's Pedestrious Tour
“It is well to be informed about the winds, About the variations in the sky, The native traits and habits of the place, What each locale permits, and what denies.” WellsSkyLandWindHabitDenyNativePermitTraitsVariation Author:Virgil
“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.” Has BeensLiteratureBlackStudyHabitNativeTendernessBlack WomenStolen Author:Audre Lorde