Grown men can learn from

very little children

for the hearts of the little children

are pure.

Therefore, the Great Spirit may

show to them

many things which older people miss

Black Elk. 

The Blanket Around Her

maybe it is her birth

which she holds close to herself

or her death

which just as inseparable

and the white wind

that encircles her is a part

just as a blue sky

hanging in turquoise from her neck

oh woman

remember who you are

woman

it is the whole earth

Joy Harjo-Creek 

Native American 10 Commandments!

1.The Earth is our mother, care for her.

2.Honor all your relations.

3.Open your heart and soul to Great Spirit.

4.All life is sacred,treat everything with respect.

5.Take from Earth what is needed and nothing more.

6.Do what needs to be done for the good of all.

7.Give constant thanks to the Great Spirit for each new day.

8.Speak the truth, but only of the good of others.

9.Follow the rhythms of nature, rise and retire with the sun.

10.Enjoy lifes journey, but live no tracks.