This we know, the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. So hold in your mind the memory on the land as it is when you take it. And, with all your strength, with all your mind, and with all your heart...


Chief Seattle's Testimony (ed. 1976)


This we know, the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family....

This we know, the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family....

This we know, the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family....

This we know, the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family....