As children of nature, we have always looked upon the concentration of population as the prolific mother of all evils.

"As children of nature, we have always looked upon the concentration of population as the prolific mother of all evils . . . [There] is the loss of spiritual power inseparable from too close contact with one's fellow man. All who have lived much out of doors, whether Indian or otherwise, know that there is a magnetic and powerful force that accumulates in solitude but is quickly dissipated by life in a crowd. Even our enemies have recognized that for a certain innate power and self-poise, wholly independent of circumstances, the American Indian is unsurpassed among the races."

Ohiyesa,
Santee Dakota sage

Photo: Limber Pine cone in the snow, with The Twin Owls looming in the background, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, January 5, 2015