22 Quotes or Proverbs by Native Americans on Wisdom
16- We know from our ancient teachings that the sacred eagle of humanity has two perfectly balanced and harmonious wings; one representing woman, and one representing man. In our relationships as women and men, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, we must join together to eliminate all forms of disrespect, mistreatment, or lack of sharing in the responsibility of raising the world’s children. It is our deepest prayer that with every new sunrise, we can recognize more and more that the most sacred and holy of all the wonderful ceremonies and gifts that the Creator has given us is the birth of child, and that everything we can do to provide our children and communities the best possible future is a sacred gift and responsibility. Native American wisdom
17- We are not above or below others in the circle of life. We feel humbled when we understand our relationship with Creation. We are so small compared to the majestic expanse of Creation, just a “strand in the web of life.” Understanding this helps us to respect and value life. Native American wisdom
18- To sustain our spirituality, we need to walk it every day. Not just sometimes, but every day. It’s not just once a week; it’s your life. Cree
19- Being spiritual is remembering. It is remembering that the first thing that was gifted to you when you came into being was the spirit.So we need to remember where we came from and the gifts that were given to us as human beings. You will fall, and you will have to get up. Maybe you’ll need to crawl a little bit, but you will get up and walk again like a newborn Cree Wisdom
20- Observe the spider carefully What you do to the web of life, you do to yourself View stars on a moonless night To know there is light in the darkest of times Pursue an eye for an eye And you may be blinded first Native American proverb
21- “What is this you call property? It cannot be the earth, for the land is our mother, nourishing all her children, beasts, birds, fish and all men. The woods, the streams, everything on it belongs to everybody and is for the use of all. How can one man say it belongs only to him?” -Massasoit
22- You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts. Cochise (“Like Ironweed”) – Chiricahua Chief
