Black elk (1863-1950) Oglala Sioux holy man… “You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round…The sky is round and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so [...]
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“Hear me, four quarters of the world – a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.” …Black Elk/Oglala [...]
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“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man, late 19th century Teton Sioux
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Native Americans and mountain people share a similar story that is told by the elders to the young ones. I first head it told by on old preacher man from the mountains of West Virginia, but I know of many Native American tribes that also tell it. It goes like this: There is a battle [...]
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