Chief Seattle

"Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. "

"The air is precious to the red man, for all things share the same breath-the beast, the tree, the man, they all share the same breath. The white man does not seem to notice the air he breathes. Like a man dying for many days, he is numb to the stench. "

"What is man without the beasts If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected. "

"Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life We are merely a strand in it. What we do with the web, we do to ourselves... "

"When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them. "