For thousands of years Native American cultures maintained an ecological and social balance.  Their philosophies and common sense beliefs are featured here through the quotes of various tribesmen.


SALISH Tribal Quotes

Can we talk of integration until there is integration of hearts and minds? Unless you have this, you have only a physical presence, and the walls between us are as high as the mountain range.
- Chief Dan George, Salish


SAUK Tribal Quotes

How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right.
- Black Hawk, Sauk

During the first year a newly married couple discovers whether they can agree with each other and can be happy - if not, they part, and look for other partners. If we were to live together and disagree we should be as foolish as the whites.
- Black Hawk, Sauk