"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."  Ancient Indian Proverb

"One does not sell the land people walk on." ... Crazy Horse, Sept. 23, 1875

"The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains,
pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the
continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as
the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged...."Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux 1868-1937

"You have noticed that everything as Indian does is in a circle, and that is because
the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.....
  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 nest in
circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours....
  Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again
to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so
it is in everything where power moves." Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Holy Man 1863-1950

Crowfoot,  Blackfoot warrior and orator
"What is life?  It is the flash of a firefly in the night.  It is the breath
of a buffalo in the wintertime.  It is the little shadow which runs across
the grass and loses itself in the sunset."

"A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky." Crazy Horse

"Trouble no more about their religion;
respect others in their view,
and demand that they respect yours." Chief Tecumseh

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds." Chief Seattle  

"The Circle has healing power. In the Circle, we are all equal. When in the Circle, no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species, every race, every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must be respected in order to bring about health on this planet." ~Dave Chief, Oglala Lakota~

"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard." ~Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux~