(“Does this really sound like Sitting Bull?,” posted on Maby Ian Chadwick’s blog)Ĭhadwick suspects the quote may actually be from one of several New Age mystics, such as Carlos Castenada, Dan Millman, or Paul Coelho. So until then, it remains classified as a bad meme and likely by someone else.” “I have yet to find any source that shows when or where Sitting Bull actually said it. Ian Chadwick, who runs a blog, also looked into this meme quote. Yet, nowhere in any of the books or websites where his quotes are printed can one find this particular statement with a source attached. There are many other quotes by Sitting Bull, virtually all compiled by journalists, military or government officials, who were present at the time Sitting Bull’s words were translated (in the late 1800s). But there’s two problems with the meme.įirst, there is no source for the quote. There is truth in it, concerning most Native people’s views on what a warrior was (and is). It appears to be a popular quote, judging by how frequently it is shared. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who can not provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.” The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. “Warriors are not what you think of as warriors.
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I’ve seen it shared numerous times by Natives and others on Facebook, often on Idle No More sites. You may have seen the meme: a photo of Sitting Bull staring into a camera, with a quote about what a warrior is. This tendency has increased in the last few years with the infiltration of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs, with their fetish for nonviolent activities) into Indigenous communities, as well as the Idle No More mobilization of last year, which introduced pacifist ideology on a mass scale to Native grassroots movements in Canada. In the last decade or so, I have seen a distortion of our warrior culture by some Natives that seek to portray warriors as-above all-peaceful and non-violent protagonists. Some of our greatest heroes as Native peoples are warriors who engaged in armed anti-colonial resistance, such as Pontiac, Tecumseh, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Cochise, etc. I believe most Natives would agree with this description of the warrior, and would acknowledge that not only were warriors a vital part of our cultures, but that they also served an important military function in defence of land and people.
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Ideals such as sacrifice, courage, loyalty, and honour are often associated with the warrior. These attributes distinguish a warrior from those who fight for personal motivations, such as money or power. A warrior defends their people, territory, and way of life.
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Apache warriors, armed and ready to fight, with Geronimo on right.īy Zig Zag, Warrior Publications, Dec 13, 2013Ī warrior is a person who prepares for and engages in warfare or fighting, not for personal gain but in the interests of his or her community.