The Earth Does Not Belong To Man

The Earth does not belong to Man; Man belongs to the Earth

This we know

All things are connected like the blood which unites one family

Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth

Man did not weave the Web of Life; he is merely a strand in it

What ever he does to the Web, he does to himself

by

Chief Seattle

Suguanuish Tribe 1854