ALL THINGS....ARE CONNECTED....."Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experiences of my people. The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man. This we know. The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites a family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.....
One thing we know, which the white man may one day discover - OUR GOD IS THE SAME GOD.
You may think that you own him as you wish to own our land; but you cannot. He is the God of man, and his Compassion is equal for the red man and the white. This earth is precious to him, and harm to the earth is to heap contempt on its Creator..... So if we sell our land, love it as we've loved it. Care for it as we've cared for it. And with all your strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it for your children and love it......as God loves us all."
