Native American Quotes

251 Native American quotes by 145 unique authors

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
making a noise in this world making a noise in this world you can bet your ass, I won't go quietly making a noise in… — Robbie Robertson
Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the… — Tecumseh
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours. — Tecumseh
We also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken promises of our… — Barack Obama
A cold wind blew on the prairie on the day the last buffalo fell. A death wind for my people. — Sitting Bull
To say nothing is out here is incorrect; to say the desert is stingy with everything except space and light, stone and earth is closer… — William Least Heat-Moon
The most Indian thing about the Indian is surely not his moccasins or his calumet, his wampum or his stone hatched, but traits of character… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
[The is] a mistaken belief that [the word Indian] refers somehow to the country, India. When Columbus washed up on the beach in the Caribbean,… — Russell Means
But if the Vision was true and mighty, as I know, it is true and mighty yet;for such things are of Spirit, and it is… — Black Elk
Silence,they say,is the voice of complicity. But silence is impossible. Silence screams. Silence is the message,just as doing nothing is an act. Let who you… — Leonard Peltier
How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the… — Chief Seattle
It may be regarded as certain that not a foot of land will ever be taken from the Indians without their own consent. — Thomas Jefferson
I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say... — Sitting Bull
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. — Sitting Bull
If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it. — Sitting Bull
I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were. — Sitting Bull
You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am. — Sitting Bull
I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself. — Sitting Bull
Environmental policies are driven by a kind of emotional spiritualism that threatens the very foundation of our society. There is increasing evidence of a government-sponsored… — Unknown Author
An environmental revolution is taking shape in the United States. This revolution has touched communities of color from New York to California and from Florida… — Robert D Bullard

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