"Regarding the 'civilization' that has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservation, it has not added one whit to my sense of justice; to my reverence for the rights of life; to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity; nor to my faith in Wakan Tanka - God of the Lakotas . . .
"For after all the great religions have been preached and expounded, or have been revealed by brilliant scholars, or have been written in books and embellished in fine language with finer covers, man - all man - is still confronted with the Great Mystery."
Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota
Photos: (Top) Western Wallflower and Vedauwoo Rocks, Vedauwoo National Recreation Area, Medicine Bow National Forest, WY, May 4, 2015; (Second) Pasqueflowers and cascade, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, April 27, 2015; (Third) Cows and colorful rock formations, near Red Mountain Open Space, Larimer County, CO, April 25, 2015; (Bottom) Luther Standing Bear
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