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Chief Luther Standing Bear - Ota Kte (plenty Kill) aka Matho Nazin (Standindg Bear) Oglala Lakota Sioux Dec. 1868-Feb 20, 1939

Chief Luther Standing Bear - Ota Kte (plenty Kill) aka Matho Nazin (Standindg Bear) Oglala Lakota Sioux Dec. 1868-Feb 20, 1939 | "Wherever forests have been mowed down, wherever the animal is recessed in it's quiet; protection, wherever the earth is no bereft of; four-footed life - that to the white man is an; 'unbroken wilderness.'; But for us there was no; wilderness, nature not; dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly; Our faith sought the; harmony of man with his surroundings;; the other sought the dominance of the surroundings. For us, the world was full of beauty; for the other; it was a place to be endured until he went to; another world. But we were wise, we knew that; man's heart away from nature becomes hard."; Chief Luther Standing Bear | image tagged in chief,indian chiefs,native american,native americans,indians,tribe | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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"Wherever forests have been mowed down, wherever the animal is recessed in it's quiet; protection, wherever the earth is no bereft of; four-footed life - that to the white man is an; 'unbroken wilderness.'; But for us there was no; wilderness, nature not; dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly; Our faith sought the; harmony of man with his surroundings;; the other sought the dominance of the surroundings. For us, the world was full of beauty; for the other; it was a place to be endured until he went to; another world. But we were wise, we knew that; man's heart away from nature becomes hard."; Chief Luther Standing Bear