"Human Significance" by Tyra Smith 1998

"For millenia, we Indians lived as part of the Earth. We were part of the prairies and the forests and the mountains. We knew every blade of grass, every plant, every tree. We knew the winds and the clouds, the rivers and the lakes. We knew every one of the creatures that fly and crawl and burrow and run and swim -all our relatives with whom we share this Earth. We are part of the Earth but not the most important part.

We knew the universe and how it includes and interacts with our Grandmother Earth... If all the green things that grow were taken from the Earth, there could be no life. If all the four-legged creatures were taken from the Earth, there could be no life. If all the winged creatures were taken from the Earth, there could be no life. If all our relatives who crawl and swim and live within the Earth were taken away, there could be no life.

But, if all human beings were taken away, life on Earth would flourish.

THAT is how insignificant we are." -Russell Means

Images: Buffalo Stampede: 304G Buffalo Lge, ImaginAir Designs: N1413 Comet Hale-Bopp, Wildlife Enterprises: M107-D Cougar Head, M102-H Timber Wolf, M116-H Arab Head, B139-F Great Horned Owl, B124-F Bald Eagle, M128-G Grizzly Bear, M83-G Jackrabbit

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