To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners. With us, the circle stands for togetherness of people who sit with… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share
If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different. — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners. With us, the circle stands for togetherness of people who sit with one another around the campfire, relatives and friends united in peace while the sacred pipe passes from hand to hand.… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share
We have a new joke on the reservation: 'What is cultural deprivation?' Answer: 'Being an upper-middle class white kid living in a split-level suburban… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
You can pray for whatever you want, but it is always best to pray for others, not for yourself. — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
Love is something that you can leave behind you when you die. It's that powerful. — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians. — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
If nature puts a burden on a man by making him different, it also gives him a power. — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
Our beliefs are rooted deep in our earth, no matter what you have done to it and how much of it you have paved… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
