Today, I’m sharing Native American Quotes and Proverbs from some of the great Indian Chiefs and tribes across our country. Furthermore, my inspirational wisdom is provided by the Sioux, Black Foot, Navajo, Arapaho and many more.
So, these quotes and proverbs are inspiring, thought provoking and heart touching. Most importantly, I hope that you will allow them to penetrate your soul and you will think about their wise words and apply them to your life.
Native American Quotes:
First, “All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.” – Arapaho
“When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” – Arapaho
Second, “Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” – Blackfoot
“Our first teacher is our own heart.” – Cheyenne
“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” – Navajo
Next, “Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the Creator.” – Mohawk
“All dreams spin-out from the same web.” – Hopi
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – Dakota
“A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.” – Iowa
“One does not sell the land people walk on.” – Crazy Horse
“The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the blood of our ancestors.” – Chief Plenty Coups, Crow
Furthermore, “If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.” – Arapaho
“Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.” – Cheyenne
“A man who would not love his father’s grave is worse than a wild animal.”
– Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
“Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
– Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee
“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.”
– Lone Man, Teton Sioux
“Wisdom and Peace come when you start living the life the creator intends for you.” – Geronimo
“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.” – Sitting Bull
“Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who have already been there.” – Sioux
So, this quote is one of my favorites “Remember that your children are not your own, but lent to you by the creator.” – Mohawk
“Our first teacher is our own heart.” – Cheyenne
“Before eating always take time to thank the food.” – Arapaho
“Life isn’t separate from death. It only looks that way.” – Blackfoot
“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.”
– Lone Man, Teton Sioux
“Be still and the earth will speak to you.” – Navajo proverb
“All who have died are equal.” – Comanche proverb
“Regard Heaven as your Father, Earth as your Mother, and all that live as your brother and sister.” – Navajo proverb
“Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.” – Mourning Dove
“We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!” – Chief Joseph
“You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts.”
– Cochise
Last, “We do not want riches, we want peace and love.” – Red Cloud
Finally, I hope you enjoyed this wise words from our Native American tribes and chiefs. Pin a few to your Quotes Board or incorporate them into a homeschool unit on Native American History.
