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The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.

Black Elk

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.
BLACK ELK

Around Islands Legegd Little Smaler
As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.
BLACK ELK

Earth Prayer Sacred
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.
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Children Country Heart Native
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.
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Circles Country Moving Native
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.
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Eye Giving Hear Quarter Wind
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls.
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Country Native Stars Wind
They told me I had been sick twelve days, lying like dead all the while, and that Whirlwind Chaser, who was Standing Bear’s uncle and a medicine man, had brought me back to life.
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Dead Lying Men Standing Uncle
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 looked below and saw my people there, and all were well and happy except one, and he was lying like the dead – and that one was myself.
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Dead Except Lying People Saws
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
Know the Power that is Peace.
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Inspirational Life Peace Power
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
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Circles Country Native Strong
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
The Universe is circles within circles, and everything is one circle, and all the circles are connected to each other.
BLACK ELK

Circles Community Together
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.
BLACK ELK

Earth Order Power Vision

The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.

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The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.

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