"In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts. They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and the beauties of the forest. The majestic clouds - which appear like mountains of granite floating in the air - the golden tints of a summer evening sky, and all the changes of nature, possessed a mysterious significance. All this combined to furnish ample matter for reflection to the contemplating youth."
Andrew Blackbird,
Ottawa Nation
Photos: (Top) Wild Currant leaves and the sun setting behind Notchtop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, August 25, 2015; (Middle and Bottom) Willow leaves, Subalpine Aster, and Elderberries, Lake Agnes, Never Summer Range, CO, August 29, 2015
Ottawa Nation
Photos: (Top) Wild Currant leaves and the sun setting behind Notchtop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, August 25, 2015; (Middle and Bottom) Willow leaves, Subalpine Aster, and Elderberries, Lake Agnes, Never Summer Range, CO, August 29, 2015
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