"To us, the ashes of our ancestors are……" — Chief Seattle
"To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground."
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61 Quotes by Chief Seattle
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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? ... The end of living and the…
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We do not own the freshness of the air or the sparkle of the water. How can you buy them…
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Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.
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Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless. Dead, did I say?…
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The Indian prefers the soft sound of the wind darting over the face of the pond, the smell of the…
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Tribe follows tribe, nations follow nations like the tides of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret…
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The whites, too, shall pass - perhaps sooner than other tribes. Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you might…
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Your religion was written on tablets of stone, ours on our hearts. 8. We are part of the earth and…
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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If…
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We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumes flowers are our sisters; the deer,…
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All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.
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There is no such place as away.
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