"Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that 'thought comes before speech' . . . Strict observance of this tenet of good behavior was the reason, no doubt, for his being given the false characterization by the white man of being a stoic."
Luther Standing Bear,
Oglala Lakota chief
Photo: Subalpine Fir trees, with Andrews Peak looming in the background, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, January 31, 2015
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