Native American Quotes: Indians, also known as Native Americans, were the dominant nation of the region before Europeans set foot on the continent. Before colonization, this ancient community spanned a vast geography from northern Alaska to Florida.
Here we have an app Native American quotes and sayings about life, love, nature, healing
Native American Quotes
‘“I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.” – Wilma Mankiller’
‘“There is but one secret to success: never give up.” – Ben Nighthorse Campbell’
‘“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” – Tribe Unknown’
‘“When a white army battles Indians and wins, it is called a great victory, but if they lose, it is called a massacre.” – Chief Chiksika’
‘“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” – Apache’
‘“I am a great chief among my people. If you kill me, it will be like a spark on the prairie. It will make a big fire – a terrible fire!” – Kiowa Chief Satanta’
‘“Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.” – Hopi’
‘“We shall live again. We shall live again.” – Comanche’
‘“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph, Nez Perce’
‘ “A frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives.” – Tribe Unknown’
‘“All dreams spin out from the same web.” – Hopi’
‘“All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.” – Chief Seattle’
‘“Man’s law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.” – Crow’
‘“Soon there will come from the rising sun a different kind of man from any have yet seen, who will bring with them a book and will teach you everything.” – Spokan Prophet’
‘“Even a small mouse has anger.” – Tribe Unknown’
‘“Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.” — Chief Tecumseh’
‘“You already possess everything necessary to become great.” – Crow’
‘“One does not sell the land people walk on.” – Crazy Horse’
‘“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” – Duwamish’
‘“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.” – Tribe Unknown’
‘“If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove.” – Cheyenne’
‘“All who have died are equal.” – Comanche’
‘“Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it.” – Crow’
‘“Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.” – Cheyenne’
‘“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” – Shooter Teton Sioux’
‘“Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and man.” – Sioux’
‘“They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.” – Tuscarora’
‘“If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.” – Arapaho’
‘“All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.” – Arapaho’
‘“Before eating, always take time to thank the food.” – Arapaho’
‘“The weakness of the enemy makes our strength. “– Cherokee’
‘“When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” – Arapaho’
‘“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” – Blackfoot’
‘“Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.” – Mourning Dove Salish’
‘“Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.” – Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Sioux’
‘“Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way.” – Blackfoot’
‘“Remember that your children are not your own but are lent to you by the Creator.” – Mohawk’
‘“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” – Navajo’
‘“One finger cannot lift a pebble.” – Hopi’
‘“When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.” – Chief Seattle’
‘“How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right.” – Black Hawk, Sauk’
‘“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – Dakota’
‘“Day and night cannot dwell together.” – Duwamish’
‘“The saddest day has gleams of light, The darkest wave hath bright foam beneath it. There twinkles o’er the cloudiest night, Some solitary star to cheer it.” – Sarah Winnemucca’
‘“Owning land is like owning the ocean, or the air. no one owns land.”― Tamanend’
‘“A man who looks first to a woman’s outer beauty will never know her beauty divine, for there is dust upon his eyes and he is blind.” – White Buffalo Calf Woman’
‘“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” – Chief Seattle, Duwamish’
‘“The secret to our success is that we never give up.” – Wilma Mankiller’
‘“Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.” – Maricopa ‘
‘“The homeland affects you directly: it affects your body; it affects the collective mind and the collective heart and the collective spirit.” – Joy Harjo’
‘ “Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.” – Cheyenne’
‘“The land is sacred. These words are at the core of your being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take our land away and we die. That is, the Indian in us dies.” – Mary Brave Bird’
‘“Our first teacher is our own heart.” – Cheyenne’
‘“A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.” – Crazy Horse, Sioux Chief’
‘“Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance.” – Lakota’
‘“I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.” ― Sitting Bull’
‘“When you were born, you cried, and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” – Cherokee’
‘“You know that women are always looked upon as nothing, but we are your mothers, you are our sons, our cry is all for peace, let it continue. This peace must last forever.” – Nanye-hi Gighau’
‘“Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves.” – Assiniboine’
‘“Those that lie down with dogs get up with fleas.” – Blackfeet’
‘“Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” – Blackfoot’
‘“Go forward with courage. When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.” – Chief White Eagle’
‘“If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew you never knew.” ― Pocahontas’
‘“Hold on to what is good, Even if it’s a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it’s a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it’s a long way from here.” – Crowfoot’
‘“Let me be a free man – free to travel, free to stop, free to work.” ― Chief Joseph’
‘“May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong.” – Chief Dan George’
‘“He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.” ― Sitting Bull’
‘“I don’t want to settle. I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.” – Chief Satanta’
‘“At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit. And that center is really everywhere. It is within each of us.” ― Black Elk‘
‘“Peace of mind is the meaning of life.” – Talisa Santiago’
‘“To live in the moment… is the only footprint one must follow..” ― Oglala Lakota’
‘“There is a power in nature that man has ignored. And the result has been heartache and pain.” – Anasazi Foundation’
‘“Nature is not dumb. Humanity is dumb when we can’t hear or when we forget how to communicate with nature. Nature is very much alive. Intelligent living beings and vibrant energies are all over the planet.” — Sun Bear’
‘“Like a man who has been dying for many days, a man in your city is numb to the stench.” – Chief Seattle’
‘“If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.” — Chief Dan George‘
‘“We are poor, but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.” – Sitting Bull’
‘“Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.” — Geronimo’,
‘“We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!” – Chief Joseph’
‘“No kingdom on Earth can surpass the great outdoors.” ― Tamanend’
‘“The Holy Land is everywhere.” ― Black Elk’
‘“I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us.” – Chief Geronimo’
‘“It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land.” – Sitting Bull’
‘”The Red Man has ever fled the approach of the White Man, as the morning mist flees before the morning sun.” – Chief Seattle’
‘“None can destroy iron, but it’s own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a person, but it’s own mindset can!” – Ratan Tata’
‘”Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.” – Chief Sitting Bull’
‘“When the green hills are covered with talking wires and the wolves no longer sing, what good will the money you paid for our land be then” – Chief Seattle’
‘”The Earth and myself are of one mind.” – Chief Joseph’
‘“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Cherokee’
‘“The greatest power is the Creator. But, if you want to know the greatest strength… That is gentleness.” – Chief Leon Shenandoah’
‘ “It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny.” – Luther Standing Bear’
‘”It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.” – Chief Sitting Bull’
‘“I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more.” – Chief Joseph’
‘ “When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard.” – Lakota’
‘“Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.” – Tecumseh’
‘”Pay attention to the whispers, so we won’t have to listen to the screams.” – Cherokee’
‘“Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.” – Tecumseh’
‘“Tribe follows tribe, nations follow nations like the tides of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless.” ― Chief Seattle’
‘“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.” – Black Elk’
‘“Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus should we do, for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.” ― Black Elk’
‘“A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.” – Iowa’
‘“Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.” ― Black Elk’
‘ “When I think of my past life, and the bitter trials I have endured, I can scarcely believe I live, and yet I do; and, with the help of Him who notes the sparrow’s fall, I mean to fight for my down-trodden race while life lasts.” – Sarah Winnemucca’
‘“The power of the world always works in circles.” ― Black Elk’
‘“I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.” ― Sitting Bull’
‘“But if the Vision was true and mighty, as I know, it is true and mighty yet;for such things are of Spirit, and it is in the darkness of their eyes that men get lost.” ― Black Elk’
‘“And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle.” ― Black Elk’
‘“A cold wind blew on the prairie on the day the last buffalo fell. A death wind for my people.” ― Sitting Bull’
‘ “We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.” ― Chief Joseph’
‘“Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other’s battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.” ― Tecumseh’
‘“Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.” — Chief Joseph’
‘“If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.”— Minquass’
‘“The eye tells what the tongue would hide.” — Chief Joseph’
‘“Our pleasures are shallow, our sorrows are deep.” — Cheyenne’
‘“Like as a man who has been dying for many days, a man in your city is numb to the stench.”— Chief Seattle’
‘“It’s not good for anyone to be alone.” — Cheyenne’
‘“The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.” — Chief Seattle’
‘“Civilization has been thrust upon me… and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity.” — Sioux’
‘“I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.” ― Chief Joseph’
‘“Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” ― Chief Joseph’
‘“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.” ― Chief Joseph’
