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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

Tecumseh

The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.”
TECUMSEH

Claim Common Divide Evil Land Man Stop Unite Way Wequal
My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
TECUMSEH

Bosom Earth Father Mother Recline Sun
Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
TECUMSEH

Children Colour Country Earth Gret Sea Sell Spirit
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
TECUMSEH

Always Lonely Lying Meet Morning Pass Friend Place Salute Sign Strange Word
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
TECUMSEH

God Gratitude Life Morning Rise Strength Thank Thankful
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
TECUMSEH

Abuse Native One Rob Spirit Thing Turn Vision Wise
We gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
TECUMSEH

Clad Forest Full Game Grave Mountain Return Valley Warrior
From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I conceive to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe!
TECUMSEH

Conceive Destiny Mind Nothing Own People Red Rule Think Universe
No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
TECUMSEH

Children Country Each Less Native Other Right Sell Stranger Tribe
I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
TECUMSEH

Birth Destiny Faith Forefather Person Took Warrior World
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
TECUMSEH

Being Break Bundle Single Strength Strong Twig
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
TECUMSEH

Country Grovel Native People Respect
Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
TECUMSEH

Fault Food Give Joy Lies Living Reason Thanks Yourself
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
TECUMSEH

Fortune Maker Nothing Own Tribe Tribes
When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.
TECUMSEH

Christ Dead Earth God Jesus Kill Own Son Start
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
TECUMSEH

Death Going Hero Home Sing Song

Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

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