"The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it."
Chief Sitting Bull
"The earth has received the embrace of the
sun, and we shall see the results of that love."
Chief Red Cloud
"The fire of hope almost went out;
we have to rekindle it."
Chief Geronimo
"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of sun...I can go everywhere with a good feeling."
Chief Crazy Horse
"A very great vision is needed and the man who
has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the
deepest blue of sky."
Chief Cochise
"I am alone in this world...No one wants
peace more than I do. Let us go around free."
Black Elk
"Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking."
Chief Spotted Tail
"My friends, your people have both intellect and
heart; you use these to consider in what way
you can do the best to live."
Chief Don Talayesva
"...I will return with good rains and dance as
a Katcina in the plaza with my ancestors."
Chief Seattle
"This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself...
...The earth is our mother. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters; the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and man--all belong to the same family...
...This land is sacred to us. The shining water that moves in streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors."
