Luther Standing Bear

thumb| But the old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to natures softening influence. Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 - 1939) was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota culture and sovereignty, and was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans. Quotes We are of the soil and the soil is of us. Land of the Spotted Eagle 1933 Houghton Mifflin 978-0-598-96177-8 45 And here I find the great distinction between the faith of the Indian and the white man. Indian faith sought the harmony of man with his surroundings; the other sought the dominance of surroundings.[...]For one man the world was full of beauty; for the other it was a place of sin and ugliness to be endured until he went to another world, [...][...]But the old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to natures softening influence. Native American Wisdom (1991), Kent Nerburn & Louise Mengelkoch External links Category:1868 births Category:1939 deaths Category:Native Americans Category:Actors from South Dakota Category:Philosophers from the United States Category:Native American activists Category:Native Americans' rights activists Category:Autobiographers from the United States