"we did not weave the web of life. we are merely a strand in it, whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. "
2007-01-20 17:34:34 · 6 answers · asked by charlotte 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
These words written by Chief Seattle in a letter to the American President in 1855
are in fact not his but that of one Ted Perry, a screenwriter. The book was “Brother Eagle, Sister Sky”, He wrote the text in 1971 and is horrified that it has been attributed to Chief
Seattle.
In April 1992 the New York Times published a story about the “fraud”.
Answering Chief Seattle - Page 6
by Albert Furtwangler, Chief Seattle - 1997 - 208 pages
In a separate section, "Nature and the Environment," a brief and wholly
spurious "Letter to President Pierce by Chief Seattle" is also reprinted
The following book really added to this myth: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991
This author has added even more false material: such as depicting buffalo’s but Chief Seattle was living on the Puget Sound and well no buffalo out there. Also I noted that Chief Seattle was a Roman Catholic since 1830 and in his speeches that were reported on but never recorded he said many quote things but not this.
Culture, Landscape, and the Environment: The Linacre Lectures, 1997 - Page 207
by Howard Morphy, Kate Flint - 2001 - 225 pages
The nonpareil anachronism is Chief Seattle, whose 1854 plea to President ...
In fact, the letter that lent the Chief ceo-fame was penned only in 1971 by
2007-01-21 01:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chief Seattle.
What does it mean? life is bigger than human beings. we are not the reason for the universe - we are just a part of it. by destroying our environment we are only destroying ourselves (althought that's too negative - he said 'whatever we do' which is more neutral)
2007-01-20 17:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"...all things share the same breath...the beast, the tree, the man...the air shares its' spirit with all the life it supports." - Chief Seattle-Dwamish of the Suquamish. He was erroneously attributed with the quote you have cited.
An Ancient Indian Proverb caught my attention though whilst I was looking through a site:
"Treat the earth well:
It was not given to you by your parents,
It was loaned to us by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our
Ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
2007-01-21 02:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by joybelle with warm water 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know who did it but i understand it. It means we dident create everything in life, but we are only a small part of it. Whatever we do to our lives affects us, so our actions affect us and others. Or something like that.
2007-01-20 18:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Korn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chief Seattle....im assuming that he meant not to harm others or any other form of life..because we are essentially harming ourselves.
2007-01-20 17:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by dreamzindigital_20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebecca Adamson said that.
It speaks on how all living things are connected and that you cannot remove or damage one part without all else being affected.
2007-01-20 17:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by p_rutherford2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋