Native American Quotations and Sayings

It is no longer good enough to Cry peace, 
We must Act peace, Live peace and Live In Peace. 
-Shenandoah

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
 - Dakota

We do not inherit the land, we borrow it from our children.
- Native American Proverb

They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.
 - Tuscarora

You must live your life from beginning to end: 
No one else can do it for you.
-Hopi

When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. 
-Lakota

Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength
- unknown

There is no death. Only a change of worlds.
 - Chief Seattle 

We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and 
children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who 
can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees. 
- Qwatsinas, Nuxalk Nation

You must speak straight, so that your word 
may go as sunlight into our hearts.
- Cochise, Chiricaua Apache

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 

Native American Prayers

Thanksgiving

We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with 
water.We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for 
the cure of our diseases. We return thanks to the moon and stars, 
which have given to us their light when the sun was gone.We return 
thanks to the sun, that has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in Whom is embodied 
all goodness, and Who directs all things for the good of Her children.
- Iroquois

A Prayer For The Wild Things

Oh, Great Spirit, we come to you with love and gratitude for all living things. 
We now pray especially for our relatives of the wilderness - the four- legged, 
the winged, those that live in the water, and those that crawl upon the land. 
Bless them that they might continue to live in freedom and enjoy their right 
to be wild. Fill our hearts with tolerance, appreciation and respect for all 
living things so that we all might live together in harmony and peace.
- Unknown


Native American Prayer for Peace

Oh Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to you.
To your messengers the four winds, and to Mother Earth who 
provides for your children. Give us the wisdom to teach our 
children to love, to respect, and to be kind to each other, so 
that they may grow with peace of mind.  Let us learn to share 
all good things that you provide for us on this Earth.