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

Black Elk

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
Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.
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Fog Glowing Meaning Talk Thinking Words
It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.
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Darkness Eye Lost Men
And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle.
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Circles Country Native People
Know the Power that is Peace.
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Inspirational Life Peace Power
Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.
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Clouds Mountain Whisper White
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
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Beautiful Save Sooner Thinking Wise
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 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
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds.
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Bird Bloom Depression Roots Singing
It is in the darkness of their eyes that men lose their way.
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Darkness Eye Men
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
The Universe is circles within circles, and everything is one circle, and all the circles are connected to each other.
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Circles Community Together
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
If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.
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Country Everything Foolish Native
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

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

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