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Today, Tracker and I are with Larry Merculieff (Unangan). in advance of the global Wild12 conference in the Black Hills, which places indigenous voices at the forefront for the first time.
The Heart Tells The Mind What To Do, Wild12, Larry Merculieff By Creative FRONTLINE is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves. When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent, or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth. We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, and no politicians, therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another. I don't know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society." - John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota - 1903-1976 courtesy of Universal Truth, Facts & Life
@comebarefootinwithus: Brilliant. More brilliance coming to follow yours :-)