Cree & Creek Wisdom

CREE Tribal Quotes

Never sit while your elders stand.

The white man who is our agent is so stingy that he carries a linen rag in his pocket into which to blow his nose, for fear he might blow away something of value.
– Piapot, Cree Chief

CREEK Tribal Quotes

We are afraid if we part with any more of our lands the white people will not let us keep as much as will be sufficient to bury our dead.
– Doublehead, Creek Chief

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