ANISHINABE
It is less a problem to be poor than to be dishonest.
No one else can represent your conscience.
APACHE
It makes no difference as to the name of the God, since love is the real God of all the world.
Even your silence holds a sort of prayer.
ARAPAHO
Before eating, always take a little time to thank the food.
Easy money breeds indolence.
CHEYENNE
An Indian, a partridge and a spruce tree cannot be tamed.
Judge not by the eye but from the heart.
CHIRICAHUA
You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts.
- Cochise, Chiricahua Chief
DELAWARE
Good and evil cannot dwell together in the same heart, so a good man ought not to go into evil company.
When you begin a great work you can't expect to finish it all at once; therefore do you and your brothers press on, and let nothing discourage you until you have entirely finished what you have begun.
- Teedyuscung
HOPI
You are never justified in arguing.
We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God...
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
2006-10-03 17:25:42 · 11 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've always enjoyed their philosophy about homosexuality. I'm intrigued by the idea of people having two souls.
2006-10-03 17:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I do. I also got a tickle from this ones bumper sticker. It said, "You have seen the New World, now Go Home". It belonged to a friend of mine who is Native American. Contrary to popular belief, not all Native Americans get money from their casinos'. His has been open for close to 20 years and he hasn't seen a penny from it. But a new school, elderly housing, a clinic, a new fire department, new roads, a new gym, a heritage center, a convenience store, were all built. The location of it conflicts with the number of customers.
Alcohol or drugs is not allowed at pow-wow's and if you're under the influence, they would rather that you not be there. But "everyone" is welcome. No matter what color or creed.
2006-10-03 17:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by windandwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not only their wisdom but their way of life. their views on property and belongings. their Medicine and healing pratices.
In a Sacred lodge (Inipi) you can learn many things.
the first time that i was in one i learned that no matter how big and tough you think you are, when the water hits the stones and the heat rises, you WILL suck dirt with everyone else in there.
i learned that suking dirt with your brothers and sisters is not only a very humble thing but a very honerable thing to do.
2006-10-03 22:40:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy wisdom wherever I find it. Native Americans certainly showed wisdom in many ways, but so do many other people. I would like to think I might have managed to acquire a little bit of it myself during my 65 years.
2006-10-03 17:27:51 · answer #4 · answered by Warren D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All wisdom should be admired. To ignore it is to be deaf to the world.
2006-10-03 17:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by sangheilizim 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldve, but both their culture, morals, and religious values have been corrupted and maimed by the church. They didnt use to view the divine as male, it used to be genderless.
2006-10-03 17:29:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes, very much so.
2006-10-03 17:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazing that many of them mirror the biblical passages
2006-10-03 17:29:07 · answer #8 · answered by unicorn 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Wisdom comes from people, not from race or creed.
2006-10-03 17:28:15 · answer #9 · answered by Carpe Diem 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Seneca
Lets open a casino and make lots of $$$$$$$$$$$
-Smoking Joe
2006-10-03 17:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋