Native American Quotes

251 Native American quotes by 145 unique authors

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but… — Sitting Bull
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling. — Black Elk
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… — Black Elk
I hope the Great Heavenly Father, who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes his blessing, that we may go forth in… — Red Cloud
He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. — Seneca the Younger
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a person is… — Black Elk
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred. — Black Elk
All I try to do is portray Indians as we are, in creative ways. With imagination and poetry. I think a lot of Native American… — Sherman Alexie
What we did in the 1960s and early 1970s was raise the consciousness of white America that this government has a responsibility to Indian people.… — Dennis Banks
I certainly don't object to [writers] trying to imagine the lives of other societies, but you have to do it with a certain amount of… — Michael Dorris
Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. — Chief Seattle
Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless. Dead, did I say? There is no death, only… — Chief Seattle
The Indian prefers the soft sound of the wind darting over the face of the pond, the smell of the wind itself cleansed by a… — Chief Seattle
Tribe follows tribe, nations follow nations like the tides of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless. — Chief Seattle
The whites, too, shall pass - perhaps sooner than other tribes. Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you might suffocate in your own waste. — Chief Seattle
Your religion was written on tablets of stone, ours on our hearts. 8. We are part of the earth and the earth is part of… — Chief Seattle
The Lord has never indicated that black skin came because of being less faithful. Now, the Indian; we know why he has changed, don't we?… — LeGrand Richards
Verily, I say unto you, that the wisdom of man, in his fallen state, knoweth not the purposes and the privileges of my hold priesthood,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We are greatly conscious of the fact that among the Lamanites - as well as among all peoples of other countries - we have a… — Spencer W. Kimball
The Lamanites [Native Americans], now a down-trodden people, are a remnant of the house of Israel. The curse of God has followed them as it… — Wilford Woodruff

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