Quotes from Chief Dan George

The faintness of the stars, the freshness of the morning, the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.

Love is something we must have. We must have it because our spirits feed upon it.

When the white man came, we had the land and they had the bibles. Now they have the land and we have the bibles.

If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.