Tanka Quotes
- The spirit of tanka interests me more than following rigid conventions. As I understand it, the tradition allows a variety of approaches, from simple description… — Harryette Mullen
- "Civilization" has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservations, and it has not added one whit to my sense of justice, to… — Luther Standing Bear
- I do not always ask, in my prayers and discussions, for only those things I would like to see happen, because no man can claim… — Frank Fools Crow
- Wakan Tanka never stops creating. — Archie Fire Lame Deer
- It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and… — Black Elk