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Celebrate Native American history month with these wise and inspirational quotes from Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples.
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
The phrase first appears in 1823 in The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper: "Hawk-eye! My fathers call me to the happy hunting-grounds." [3]Historian Charles L. Cutler suggests that Cooper "either coined or gave currency to" the use of the phrase "happy hunting ground" as a term for the afterlife. [4]
Among some Native Americans, the bluebird has mythological or literary significance. According to the Cochiti tribe, the firstborn son of Sun was named Bluebird. In the tale "The Sun's Children", from Tales of the Cochiti Indians (1932) by Ruth Benedict , the male child of the sun is named Bluebird (Culutiwa).
"Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness and Prosperity)" is a song by German musical project Sacred Spirit. It was the first single from the album Chants and Dances of the Native Americans . Released in 1994, it achieved a great success in various countries, including France, where it topped the singles chart.
7. "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." 8. "I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished." 9. "Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it ...
The "Farewell Letter to the American People" was a widely published letter by Choctaw Chief George W. Harkins in February 1832. [1] It denounced the removal of the Choctaw Nation to Oklahoma. It also marked the beginning of a large process that would remove Native Americans who were living east of Mississippi, the Trail of Tears. Harkins wrote ...
Maybe you can buy happiness, after all. About 59% of Americans considered the highest measure of success to be happiness – and being able to spend money on the things or experiences that brought ...