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What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across
the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
--Attributed to Crowfoot (ca 1830-1890), chief of the Canadian Blackfoot tribe.
If you know the source of the quote, please let me know.
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chief crowfoot was my great-great grandfather. that was a quote "last words" said before he went on to be one with the great spirit. if you need to know more.feel free to contact me.
~elise stormcrow
Posted by: elise stormcrow | 06 August 2010 at 09:28
Thank you so much for the information, Elise.
Posted by: Sedulia | 07 August 2010 at 03:50
Crowfoot was a remarkable man. I have long been aware of him. He has captured the essence of life: the intangibles.
I have wondered where his grave might be and if there is a monument to this man. We immortalize the Europeans who overwhelmed the native people, should this person not be give a tangible mark on the land?
Posted by: Dennis O'Neill | 02 September 2011 at 17:30