One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.

When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

You are the land. The land is you.

You are the land. The land is you.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; read more

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private read more

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society . . .

Maka le wakan -- the land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is read more

Maka le wakan -- the land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take away our land and we die. That is, the Indian in us dies. We'd become just suntanned white men, the jetsam snd floatsam of your great melting pot.

I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it.

I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it.