INDIAN WARRIOR'S DANCE - Native America

Treat the earth well.
It was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our Children.

Ancient Indian Proverb

You have noticed that everything an Indian does in a circle,
and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles,
and everything and everything tries to be round.

In the old days all our power came to us from the sacred hoop
of the nation and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people
flourished. The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop,
and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace
and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain and the north
with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This
knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion.

Everything the power of the world does is done in a circle.
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.
Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.
The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon
does the same and both are round. Even the seasons form a great
circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were.

The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is
in everything where power moves. Our teepees were round like the
nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation's hoop,
a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children.

Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux 1863-1950

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace...
Treat all men alike. Give them all the
same law. Give them all an even chance
to live and grow.All men were made by
the same Great Spirit Chief.
They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it....
Let me be a free man,free to travel,
free to stop,free to work,free to trade where I choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers,free to think and talk and act for myself, and I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

Heinmot Tooyalaket ( Chief Joseph), Nez Perce Leader

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[Ludwig1936]

I always felt such a tight closeness to Native Americans even though I'm German. Every time I hear Native American Music or see their dances i feel it go skin deep. I know that one day I will attend a Powwow and if I could I would love to stay in the Native American Community and learn their ways.

[roe775]

@Pductions You clearly have never known an enrolled tribal member in your life. We pay taxes on any income we earn, whether its on the reservation or off. Sure we recieve Indian Health Services and get a little bullshit college Pell Grant of 1500 per school year IF we even qualify for that. Is that alot of shit "HANDED" to us? Absolutely not. Choke on your skittles bitch.

[OACYLU]

@Pductions wow you dirty washicu 

[Glittergirl2949]

Everyone enough. its not good for people to aruge on things that are wrong or bad. You must never listen to people who insult amung the tribes of america. If they say stuff like that Just spam it

[Glittergirl2949]

@armap031878 Dude stop it. You a racist amung the living NEVER SPEAK LIKE THAT! Indians are still around cus they raither keep their tradions from their hearts! I know cus i am part indian myself!

[leoarguello2]

This is beautiful, people should explore different cultures so those cultures would not be lost

[WyattsMumma]

@Ludwig1936 I know exactly the way you feel. I have been facinated since I was a little girl, I have done my ancestory hoping to find a drop of Native American. Not a one,, But it is something in the music and dance. It's a freeing feeling.

[Pductions]

@roe775 My apologies, may the spirit of the buffalo be with you

[Pductions]

@armap031878 Lol, fuck indians bra

[armap031878]

@Pductions ....fuck you!!!! what you are u talking about idiot??? they don't pay what???  and so??? do oyu care??..white people stole them this land fucker!!!

[THEANPHROPY]

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