- Statesman | 1831 - December 15, 1890
The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.
Sitting Bull
NatureLoveSunResultsEarthSee
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
LifeFutureChildrenTogetherSee
If we must die, we die defending our rights.
DeathDieRightsMustOurDefending
They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.
MotherEnvironmentalFenceBuildings
Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
GoodManSightEaglesNecessaryHis
What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?
ChildrenManBrokenMeLawDrunk
Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
LoveFatherI AmRedPeopleMe
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
TodayMenSunRoseWorldBattle
It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
EaglesNecessaryCrows
In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.
LearnEarlyDaysThingsEager
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
ManWishSurrenderI WishTribe
There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.
GoodHomePurposeGoWillTry
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