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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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When we do understand all this deeply in our hearts, then we will fear, and love, and know the Great Spirit, and then we will be and act and live as the Spirit intends.
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Deeply Great Intends Love Spirit
All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.
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Inspirational Life Sky
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
The Great Spirit is everywhere; He hears whatever is in our minds and our hearts, and it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice.
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Country Heart Mind Native Voice
Behold this day. It is yours to make.
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Behold Inspirational Life
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
Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.
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Birds Nests Religion Same
The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.
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Country Meaning Native Power Understanding
But the Wasichus came, and they have made little islands for us and other little islands for the four-leggeds, and always these islands are becoming smaller, for around them surges the gnawing flood of the Wasichu; and it is dirty with lies and greed.
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Around Islands Legegd Little Smaler
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being.
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Circles Country Inspirational Native
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
So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation’s hoop I thrust it in the earth.
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Earth Red Sticks
And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.
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Color Flames Rainbow
I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.
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Circles Country Native Shapes

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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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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