The Indians were religious from the first moments of life…the mother’s spiritual influence was supremely important. Charles Alexander Eastman, Santee Sioux quote.

A man must make his own arrows. Winnebago quote.

The more often you ask how much farther you have to go, the longer your quest will feel. Seneca tribe quote.

Children were encourage to develop strict discipline and high regard for sharing…. Mourning Dove Christal Quintasket quote.

We are made from Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth. Chief Leon Shenandoah.

So long as mists envelop you, be still. Be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists-as they surely will. Then act with courage. Chief White Eagle quote.

The Soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears. Cherokee quote

When the sun died, I went up to heaven and saw God and all the people who had died a long time ago. God told me to come back…. Wovoka quote (Paiute)

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. Tecumsah Chief, Shawnee tribe.