{"id":2828,"date":"2017-03-07T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2018-01-06T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T23:47:13","slug":"quotes-native-america-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/quotes-native-america-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"These 10 Quotes From an Oglala Lakota Chief Will Make You Question Everything About Our Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luther Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief who, among a few rare others such as <strong>Charles Eastman<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Black Elk<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Gertrude Bonnin<\/strong> occupied the rift between the way of life of the Indigenous people of the Great Plains\u00a0before, and during, the arrival and subsequent spread of the European pioneers. Raised in the traditions of his people until the age of eleven, he was then educated at the\u00a0Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School of\u00a0Pennsylvania, where he learned the english language and way of life. (Though a National Historical Landmark, Carlisle remains a place of controversy in Native circles.)<\/p>\n<p>Like his above mentioned contemporaries, however, his native roots were deep, leaving him in the unique position of being a conduit between cultures. Though his movement through the white man\u2019s world was not without \u201csuccess\u201d \u2014 he had numerous movie roles in Hollywood \u2014 his enduring legacy was the protection of the way of life of his people.<\/p>\n<p>By the time of his death he had published <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=luther+standing+bear\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\">4 books<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and had become a leader at the forefront of the progressive movement aimed at preserving\u00a0Native American heritage and sovereignty, coming to be known as a strong voice in the education of the white man as to the Native American way of life. Here, then, are 10 quotes from the great Sioux Indian Chief known as <strong>Standing Bear <\/strong>that will be\u00a0sure to disturb much of what you think you know about \u201cmodern\u201d culture.<\/p>\n<p><b>1) Praise, flattery, exaggerated manners and fine<\/b>, high-sounding words were no part of Lakota politeness. Excessive manners were put down as insincere, and the constant talker was considered rude and thoughtless. Conversation was never begun at once, or in a hurried manner.<\/p>\n<p><b>2) Children were taught that true politeness<\/b> was to be defined in actions rather than in words. They were never allowed to pass between the fire and the older person or a visitor, to speak while others were speaking, or to make fun of a crippled or disfigured person. If a child thoughtlessly tried to do so, a parent, in a quiet voice, immediately set him right.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realfarmacy.com\/quotes-chief-question-everything-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.realfarmacy.com\/quotes-chief-question-everything-society\/<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luther Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief who, among a few rare others such as Charles Eastman,\u00a0Black Elk and\u00a0Gertrude Bonnin occupied the rift between the way of life of the Indigenous people of the Great Plains\u00a0before, and during, the arrival and subsequent spread of the European pioneers. 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