Ten Bears quotes

Ten Bears quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Great Spirit-I want no blood upon my land to stain the grass. I want it all clear and pure, and I wish it so, that all who go through among my people may find it peaceful when they come, and leave peacefully when they go.”
-- Ten Bears

#Blood Quotes #Land Quotes #People Quotes
“You said that you wanted to put us upon a reservation, to build us houses and make us medicine lodges. I was born where there were no enclosures and everything drew a free breath. I want to die there and not within walls.”
-- Ten Bears

#Wall Quotes #Medicine Quotes #House Quotes
“Its sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues.”
-- Ten Bears

#Government Quotes #Tongue Quotes
“Any good thing you say to me shall not be forgotten. I shall carry it as near to my heart as my children, and it shall be as often on my tongue as the name of the Great Spirit.”
-- Ten Bears

#Children Quotes #Native American Quotes #Heart Quotes

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