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The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.

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I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
The boys of my people began very young to learn the ways of men, and no one taught us; we just learned by doing what we saw, and we were warriors at a time when boys now are like girls.
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Boys Girl Girls Learned Warrior
The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.
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Animal Country Down Hawk Lament Swoops
Once we were happy in our own country and we were seldom hungry, for then the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds lived together like relatives, and there was plenty for them and for us.
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Country Dirty Legend Lying Seldom
As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Sacred
Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.
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Birds Nests Religion Same
I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me.
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Good Memory People Some Vision
I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.
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Circles Country Native Shapes
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.
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Breath Country Lightning Native
Any man who is attached to things of this world is one who lives in ignorance and is being consumed by the snakes of his own passions
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Ignorance Men Passion
It is not enough to have a vision. In order to have its power, you must enact your vision on earth for all to see. Only then do you have the power.
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Earth Order Power Vision
It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.
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Darkness Lost Men Vision
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.
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Earth Feeble Grandfather Voice
The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
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Childhood Everything Life Moves Person
There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
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Inspirational Life Peace

The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.

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