Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept the Lakota safe among them. And so close did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true brotherhood they spoke a common tongue.


Land of the Spotted Eagle (ed. U of Nebraska Press, 2006) - ISBN: 9780803293335

Luther Standing Bear Quotes

Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly...

Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly...

Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly...

Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly...