38 Quotes by Charles Alexander Eastman

The logical man must either deny all miracles or none.

The logical man must either deny all miracles or none, and our American Indian myths and hero stories are perhaps, in themselves, quite as credible as those of the Hebrews of old.

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.

The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.

There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.

One of the things that makes you feel good is to get out into nature – go walking, go hiking, go swimming in the ocean, or wherever you live, in a river or a lake, experience the beauty of America, experience how America is such a sacred place. Everywhere you go in this land, our people have been there and they have said, “This place is sacred.