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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Tecumseh

When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
TECUMSEH

Come Death Fear Fill Life Little More Pray Time Weep Wisdom
When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.
TECUMSEH

Christ Dead Earth God Jesus Kill Own Son Start
Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
TECUMSEH

Body Country Defend Father Grave Heart Home Let Liberty Warrior
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
TECUMSEH

Good Life Morning Strength Thank Thanksgiving
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
TECUMSEH

Country Demand Life Native Other Religion Respect Strength Trouble View
No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
TECUMSEH

Children Country Each Less Native Other Right Sell Stranger Tribe
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
TECUMSEH

Day Death Divide Great Noble Over Prepare Song
I would not then come to Governor Harrison to ask him to tear up the treaty, and to obliterate the landmark, but I would say to him, “Sir, you have the liberty to return to your own country.”
TECUMSEH

Country Governor Landmark Obiterarte Own Return Sir Tear
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
TECUMSEH

Demand One Other Religion Respect Trouble
The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.”
TECUMSEH

Claim Common Divide Evil Land Man Stop Unite Way Wequal
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
TECUMSEH

Always Even Friend Lonely Medicine Meet Native Pass Place Salute Sign Stranger Word
Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
TECUMSEH

Fault Food Give Joy Lies Living Reason Thanks Yourself
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
TECUMSEH

God Gratitude Life Morning Rise Strength Thank Thankful
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
TECUMSEH

Fortune Maker Nothing Own Tribe Tribes
The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each.
TECUMSEH

Claim Common Divide Equal First Justice Land Men Read Stop Way
I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
TECUMSEH

Existence Forefather Own Son Take Warrior

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