Njengabantu, amaIndiya aseMelika aseMelika anobutyebi obuninzi bobulumko ekufuneka sibuxabisile kwaye sibuthobele. Inkcubeko yesizwe ngokwembali, abantu baseIndiya banciphe ngokumandla ukusukela oko uColumbus wafikayo kwilizwe eliseMelika ngoku, kodwa abo basindayo banelunda ngelifa labo.
Banolwabo uluvo, olukhetheke kakhulu, lwehlabathi kunye nemiceli mngeni esijamelana nayo, njengezilwanyana. Njengoko uza kubona kwizicatshulwa ezizayo kunye namazwi, kuninzi esinokukufunda kwinkcubeko yamaIndiya ekudala ikho. Igama lesizwe kunye nomntu ekukholelwa ukuba la mazwi afakiwe.
Ulwazi / Ubulumko
Funa ubulumko, ungabi nolwazi. Ulwazi yinto yakudala, Ubulumko bobekamva.
- eLumbee
Ubulumko buza kuphela xa uyeka ukubukhangela kwaye uqala ukuphila ubomi uMdali awayekulungiselele bona.
- IHopi
Ukuba siyazibuza rhoqo, isipho solwazi siza kuza.
-Arapaho
Utitshala wethu wokuqala yintliziyo yethu.
- Cheyenne
Luxolo
Ayisakulungelanga ukukhala ngoxolo, kufuneka senze uxolo, siphile ngoxolo kwaye sihlale ngoxolo.
-UShenandoah
Phakathi kwabantu, naphakathi kweentlanga, uxolo luthetha ukuhlonipha amalungelo abanye.
-Benito Juarez, Zapotec
Ukunyanzelwa, nokuba kufihlwe njani, kuzala uxhathiso.
-LakotaEyona vidiyo ithande kakhulu kwi-tik tok
Njengengca ebonisa ubuso obuthambileyo komnye nomnye, kufanele ukuba senze njalo, kuba lo yayingumnqweno woTatomkhulu baMazwe.
-I-Elk emnyama, i-Oglala Lakota Sioux
Andicingi ukuba umlinganiso wempucuko kukuba zide kangakanani izakhiwo zekhonkrithi, kodwa endaweni yokuba abantu bayo bafunde kakuhle ukunxibelelana nokusingqongileyo kunye nabantu abathandanayo.
- Ilanga Bear, Chippewa
Abantwana / Izizukulwana ezizayo
Wuphathe kakuhle umhlaba: awunikwanga ngabazali bakho, wabolekiswa ngawo ngoonyana bakho. Asizukuwudla ilifa uMhlaba kookhokho bethu, siwuboleka kuBantwana bethu.
Kuzo zonke iingxoxo zethu, kufuneka siqwalasele ifuthe lezigqibo zethu kwizizukulwana ezisixhenxe ezizayo.
-Iroquois Mxim
Abantwana bafunda kwizinto abazibonayo. Kufuneka sibeke umzekelo wenyaniso kunye nezenzo.
-Howard Rainer, Taos Pueblo-Creek
Luxabise ulutsha, kodwa themba ukwaluphala.
- Idolophu
Amadoda amadala anokufunda kubantwana abancinci kakhulu kuba iintliziyo zabantwana abancinci zicocekile. Ke ngoko, uMoya oyiNgcwele usenokubabonisa izinto ezininzi abantu abadala abaziphosayo.
-I-Elk emnyama, i-Oglala Lakota Siouxindlela yokunceda abanye abasweleyo
Ubomi
Abafanga abahlala ezintliziyweni abazishiya ngasemva.
- Tuscarora
Ukuzalwa kwakho, walila kwaye umhlaba wavuya. Phila ubomi bakho ukuze xa usifa, umhlaba ukhale kwaye wonwabe.
- IsiTshiroki
Xa usazi ukuba ungubani xa uthumo lwakho lucacile kwaye utshisa ngomlilo wangaphakathi ongabambekiyo akukho kubanda kungayichukumisa intliziyo yakho akukho mkhukula unokuyiphelisa injongo yakho. Uyazi ukuba uyaphila.
-I-Chief Seattle, iDuwamish
Iimvakalelo / iimvakalelo
Umphefumlo ubungayi kuba nomnyama ukuba iliso alinazo iinyembezi.
Musa ukoyika ukulila. Iya kuyikhulula ingqondo yakho kwiingcinga ezibuhlungu.
- IHopi
Sukuphosisa okanye umthiye ummelwane wakho kuba ayinguye owonileyo kodwa nguwe.
- iPima
Izinto ezithile zibamba iliso lakho, kodwa landela kuphela ezo zithatha intliziyo yakho.
Injongo yoBomi
Sele unayo yonke into efunekayo ukuze ube mkhulu.
- Unomyayi
Lowo wenza izinto ezinkulu akufuneki azame bebodwa.
- USeneca
Umntu unoxanduva, hayi amandla.
- Tuscaroraindlela yokwakha ukuthembana kubudlelwane emva kokuxoka
Indalo
Xa umntu eshenxa kwindalo intliziyo yakhe iba nzima.
-Lakota
Ngazo zonke izinto nakuzo zonke izinto, sizizalamane.
- Sioux
Isele aliseli ichibi ahlala kulo.
- Sioux
Thatha kuphela into oyifunayo uze ushiye umhlaba njengoko ubufumene.
-Arapaho
Uluntu alukwaluki kwiwebhu yobomi. Silusinga olunye ngaphakathi kuyo. Nantoni na esiyenzayo kwiwebhu, siyayenza kuthi. Zonke izinto zibotshiwe. Zonke izinto ziyaxhuma.
-IChief Seattle
Xa yonke imithi igawuliwe, xa zonke izilwanyana zizingelwa, xa onke amanzi engcolisiwe, xa wonke umoya ungakhuselekanga ukuphefumla, kungoko kuphela apho uya kufumanisa ukuba awukwazi kutya imali.
- Isiprofeto seCree
Kwaye Nezinye…
Ingozi ebonwe kwangaphambili iyathintelwa.
- Cheyenne
Musa ukuvumela izolo ukusebenzisa kakhulu namhlanje.
- IsiTshiroki
Mamela, okanye ulwimi lwakho luya kukwenza isithulu.
Benza ntoni abantu xa bedikiwe
Enkosi ngeentsikelelo ezingaziwayo esele zisendleleni.
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