Luther Standing Bear Quotes About Native American Wisdom

• The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard.

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  Luther Standing Bear

  Wise   Native American   Heart  

  Luther Standing Bear (1978). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.197, U of Nebraska Press

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• The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged.

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  Luther Standing Bear

  Nature   Native American   Men  

  Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.247, U of Nebraska Press

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• Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library.

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  Luther Standing Bear

  Knowledge   Library   World  

  Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.194, U of Nebraska Press

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• The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. The soil was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.

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  Luther Standing Bear

  Healing   Native American   People  

  Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.192, U of Nebraska Press

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