"My hand is not the color of yours, but if I pierce it, I shall feel pain. If you pierce your hand, you also feel pain. The blood that will flow from mine will be the same color as yours. I am a man. The same God made us both." - Chief Standing Bear
Some quotes stand strongly and firmly on their own merit, no explanation needed. This is one such quote.
However, Chief Standing Bear's story is one that needs to be told. In lieu of reinventing the wheel, I'm including a link (in green below) to a PDF at the National Park Service site that explains Chief Standing Bear's role in the struggle for the Native Americans to gain legal standing as persons before the United States Government.
The fact that Chief Standing Bear had to defend his people as persons says much and we should be strong to remember and learn from our history. The same God did make us all.
Some quotes stand strongly and firmly on their own merit, no explanation needed. This is one such quote.
However, Chief Standing Bear's story is one that needs to be told. In lieu of reinventing the wheel, I'm including a link (in green below) to a PDF at the National Park Service site that explains Chief Standing Bear's role in the struggle for the Native Americans to gain legal standing as persons before the United States Government.
The fact that Chief Standing Bear had to defend his people as persons says much and we should be strong to remember and learn from our history. The same God did make us all.