"Your religious calling was written on plates of stone by
the flaming finger of an angry God.

Our religion was established by the traditions of our
ancestors, the dreams of our elders that are given to
them in the silent hours by the Great Spirit. And the
premonitions of the learned beings.

It is written in the hearts of our people, thus:

We do not require churches - which would only lead us
to argue over God. And the thought that white men
should rule over nature and change its ways to his
liking, was never understood by the red man.

Our belief is that the Great Spirit has created all things.
Not just mankind, but all animals, all plants, all rocks,
all on Earth and amongst the stars with true soul.

For us, all life is holy.

But. You do not understand our prayers when we address
the Sun, Moon, and Winds. You have judged us without
understanding, only because our prayers are different.

But we are able to live in harmony with all of nature. All
of nature is within us and we are all part of nature."

- Chief White Cloud