Quotes by Standing Bear

“We lived on our land as long as we can remember. The land was owned by our tribe as far back as memory of men goes.”

“Mans heart away from nature becomes hard.”

“There was so much brush in the area, and youd have not-respectable people hanging out all the time, ... Im sure there was drug dealing happening, and I know there were underage kids drinking and throwing their beer cans everywhere. Now it looks so much better.”

“Theres no disrespect in what they do,”

“That the Indians possess the inherent right of expatriation as well as the more fortunate white race, and have the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, so long as they obey the laws and do not trespass on forbidden ground.”

“Theres still live ordnance out there, ... They were out there exploding stuff last week.”

Mans heart away from nature becomes hard.

There is one God, and He made both Indians and white men. We were all made out of the dust of the earth.