Native Indian quotes

Eagles: When they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful.
They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly, oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful.
They see from the sky what we never see.”


Eagle Chief (Letakos-Lesa) Pawnee
QuotesIn the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man.
He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast, and that from them, and from the stars and the sun and moon should man learn.. all things tell of Tirawa.
All things in the world are two.
In our minds we are two, good and evil. With our eyes we see two things, things that are fair and things that are ugly....
We have the right hand that strikes and makes for evil, and we have the left hand full of kindness, near the heart. One foot may lead us to an evil way, the other foot may lead us to a good. So are all things two, all two.

White buffalo
The White Buffalo Woman then spoke to the women, telling them that it was the work of their hands and the fruit of their bodies which kept the people alive.
"You are from the mother earth," she told them. "
What you are doing is as great as what warriors do."
And therefore the sacred pipe is also something that binds men and women together in a circle of love. It is the one holy object in the making of which both men and women have a hand.
The men carve the bowl and make the stem; the women decorate it with bands of colored porcupine quills.
When a man takes a wife, they both hold the pipe at the same time and red cloth is wound around their hands, thus tying them together for life.

Another story about White Buffalo
When White Buffalo Calf Woman promised to return again, she made some prophecies at that time.
One of those prophesies was that the birth of a white buffalo calf would be a sign that it would be near the time when she would return again to purify the world.
What she meant by that was that she would bring back harmony again and balance, spiritually.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the Original Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Great Sioux Nation, sends these words on learning of the recent birth of the 9th White Buffalo Calf: “White Buffalo Calf Woman's spirit makes her presence known, a sign of great changes signifying the Crossroads.

I never dreamed I would live to witness this momentous time.
Eight other white buffalo have since stood upon Mother Earth. White Buffalo Calf Woman's spirit has announced her message of support in this time of great danger, and she continues to announce the message in the birth of each White Buffalo--each one of them a Sign, each one a fulfillment of ancient Prophecy as well as a new Prophecy for our times.
” From: White Buffalo Teachings by Chief Arvol Looking Horse "