If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green frog skin, by people who are mindful of their own self, forgetting about the wants of others.
We Sioux spend a lot of time thinking about everyday things which in our minds are mixed up with the spiritual. We see in the world around us many sy… - John Fire Lame Deer
We Sioux spend a lot of time thinking about everyday things which in our minds are mixed up with the spiritual. We see in the world around us many sy…
- John Fire Lame Deer
If nature puts a burden on a man by making him different, it also gives him a power. - John Fire Lame Deer
If nature puts a burden on a man by making him different, it also gives him a power.
To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners.… - John Fire Lame Deer
To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners.…
We have a new joke on the reservation: 'What is cultural deprivation?' Answer: 'Being an upper-middle class white kid living in a split-level suburba… - John Fire Lame Deer
We have a new joke on the reservation: 'What is cultural deprivation?' Answer: 'Being an upper-middle class white kid living in a split-level suburba…
Tell the people not to cry. Tell them to be happy. - John Fire Lame Deer
Tell the people not to cry. Tell them to be happy.
Listen to the air. You can hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it. Woniya wakan, the holy air, which renews all by its breath. Woniya wakan, spirit, li… - John Fire Lame Deer
Listen to the air. You can hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it. Woniya wakan, the holy air, which renews all by its breath. Woniya wakan, spirit, li…
We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different. - John Fire Lame Deer
We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different.
Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians. - John Fire Lame Deer
Laughter - that is something very sacred especially for us Indians.
Men cannot live without mystery. He has a great need of it. - John Fire Lame Deer
Men cannot live without mystery. He has a great need of it.
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