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| The Indian Ten Commandments Treat the earth and all that dwell therein with respect. Remain close to the great spirit. Show great respect for your fellow beings. Work together for the benefit of all mankind. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed. Do what you know to be right. Look after the well-being of mind and body. Dedicate a shore of your efforts to the greater good. Be truthful and honest at all times. Take full responsibilty for your actions. |
| Tecumseh 1768-1813 Shawnee Chief So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you cross over the great divide.Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend. Show respect to all people but grovel to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. When your time come to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home. . |
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| Our fathers gave us many laws, which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good. They told us to treat all people as they treated us; that we should never be the first to break a bargain; that is was a disgrace to tell a lie; that we should speak only the truth; that it was a shame for one man to take another his wife or his property without paying for it. |
| "From where this sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever." |
| Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our Chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Ta Hool Hool Shute is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are - perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. |
| Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce 1840-1904 |
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