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It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.

Black Elk

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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Air Animal Country Native
The visions and ceremonies only made me like a whole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds.
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Ceremonies Everything Foolish Legend Power
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
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
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
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.
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Earth Feeble Grandfather Voice
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit is within all things: the trees, the grasses, the rivers, the mountains, and the four-legged and winged peoples; and even more important.
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Animal Great Heart Important Rivers Spirit
A good nation I will make live.This the nation above has said.They have given me the power to make over.
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Given Make Nations Over Said
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
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Country Native Sacred World
The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.
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Country Meaning Native Power Understanding
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
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
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
It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.
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Darkness Eye Lost Men

It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.

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