The Ten Red Indian Commandments
Written commandments set down in the 1800’s by top Red Indian chiefs for the benifit of all mankind.
The Ten Red Indian Commandments belongs to the following groups:
Spirit of the Native AmericanThe Ten Red Indians Commandments.
Treat the earth and all that dwell thereon with respect,
Remain close to the great spirit,
Show great respect for you fellow beings,
Work together for the benifit of all mankind,
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed,
Do what you know is right,
Look after the wellbeing of mind and body,
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good,
Be truthfull and honest at all times,
Take full responsibility for your actions.
The famous Red indian chiefs were as follows :-
Sitting Bulll Hunkpapa Sioux leader
Geronimo Apache Chief
Rain on the face Hunkpapa Sioux
Two moons Cheyenne Chief
Chief Joseph
Red Cloud
High Horse Sioux Chief
These words were written sometime in the 1800’s.
These words were found on an old picture belonging to my husband, these Red indian chiefs did not care what race or what beliefs were held by anyone, they showed respect for all mankind and the planet which they all occupied..
What a lovely view of this world they had.
To be honest as humans should we not being doing this anyway, we all breath the same air into our lungs and we should all cherish this earth and all its resorces, and all its humans and all creatures, and makes sure it remains for all who follow after us.
Jim Caldwell
I needed this ! I will read it often, I promise.
Love
blamo
i like this also
susan davies
if only we followed these red indians
smurfette57
wonderful testements thankyou for sharing such wiseness,
pinkyjain
Beautiful, i would love to follow these commandments, & i will try
photos40
Great words to live by.
ragman
such a lovely protocol ~ if only we were as civilised to live by them
Carla Jandelle...
the only chief who’s name I don’t recognise was Rain On His Face….....the rest were AMAZING men of the People! thanx for sharing and letting me know these words. sad that not more people would be willing to follow these
Aritheeagle
Thats awesome – the tree of life grows…. without sky and ceiling to stop it.
Thanks for sharing this very insightful piece.
~Ari
Aritheeagle
Appreciate the fact that you passionately pursue the truth – and every truth needs to be heard. Our younger generations and theirs to follow…..
Why dont you post it like as a caption to some really rustic – rich image of the outdoors…. and sell it as a Greeting Card or even a TShirt thing… whatever works…..
KEITH R. WILL...
i truly agree
pepper08
very well put!
dawndavies replied
thanks a lot, great words from long ago Dawn
Carliss Mora
I want to thank you for favoriting my work, and also, after reading this piece, makes me glad that I uploaded it, eventhough it is very simple. I just wanted to grasp the feeling they must have had. What you have posted here is why the part of me that is Native American, among other ethnicities, makes me aware of what might have been if we all had been of this philosophy.
dawndavies replied
i believe that also, they did not care what race you were or what you beleived in just treated everyone as humans as we shuld be doing now and just looking after the planet along with its creatures too, so glad that you like it, Dawn
Dawnsky2
Oh dawn these are great words, and I’m sorry i have not come to read your writing before, I am happy you and your husband found the picture and the words, they are great, this is a fav’s for me..:)
dawndavies replied
thankyou so much, when i purchased these pictures, i myself did not read it until after joining rb, wow they blew me away, these people did not care what reace you were or what you beleived in, just treated everyone as human, i posted it as i feel this world needs to hear that, we are all the same underneath and all are human
paul boast
thanks Dawn , a beautiful piece and so right for the world at this point in time, we should all take heed of this saying .
dawndavies replied
I must admit to agreeing with you, we all share this planet, its about time we all go on and looked after it dawn
juice
Yes…indeed..we all breath the same air…thank you for sharing this beautiful work…
dawndavies replied
so glad you like it, I just had to put this up, dont you think the world is full grown now to know how to get on with each other, dawn
juice
definitely…the world is full grown..however the inhabitants are still maturing, learning, and understanding…I wish they would all get a wriggle on…because I’m tired of being so patient
dawndavies replied
me too, i just want to bang their heads together, but if enough of us keep nagging them into believing this, drip drip drip, then the puddle will spread dawn
Michael Oubridge
If only people today followed these simple steps, wouldn’t the world be a better place for everyone
dawndavies replied
oh yes I agree, they did not care what race you were or what you believed in, just human, when i found these two old pictures in a old shop and read the beauty of their words, i just had to post it up, have you ead where the buffalo 0 gone that too is great, thrilled that you like this, dawn
Michael Oubridge
I will go look now :)
Elenne Boothe
Wow!! This is so so true. I am so glad!!! you put this here for all of us to read and hope we all yake it to heart and live by it. we should love and care and respect one another and not take life for granted, to bless and thank God for what he has done and has given us and we should take care of what he has bless us with. Amazing!!!!, Thanks dawndavies.. love Elenne
dawndavies replied
thrilled that you think so too, they did not care what race your were or what you believed in they treated everyone as human, and thats what we should be doing anyway, dawn
coppertrees
Perfect
dawndavies replied
many thanks, i love the fact they treated all as humans, wish this world would do the same, after all this world of ours is so precious for all,dawnx
Christopher E...
i like the red indians attitude, wish ALL would go by simple rules like that, amazing how the world would be..very nice
dawndavies replied
yes i got to agree they had it right but it did not get them very far but perhps we are more grown up now and many more people are trying to learn, still a long way to go, did you read the buffolo one too, i bet they are up in the heavens shaking their heads, dawnx
webbie
amen…GREAT WORDS TO LIVE BY…I can see this as what God and Jesus wanted us to do from the start.
dawndavies replied
yes and it worries me that where did it get them but i do feel this needs to be heard again, dawnx
saleire
The Native American Indians had wisdom…...we should have listened. Wonderful Dawn….if you could tell me where you saw that these chiefs wrote it I would be very happy. I have searched every NA site and some heritage sites and they dont know for sure. It seems correct that Chief Joseph would have had something to do with these wonderful commandments though.
dawndavies replied
so sorry for such a late reply i have missed this, i dont understand how, but yes i have tried to find out too, this is on an old picture my husband has, i will try and find out more,dawnx
jim1307
Great words, spoken and written with total honesty of self and towards others. Thank you for sharing, its a wonderful reminder of the values we forget and take for granted.
dawndavies replied
i agree with you, they did not care what race you were or what you believed in, they just excepted you as human, wish this world could do the same,dawn
Sharon Davey
GREAT TRUTH to Live with, Beauty filled GREAT WORK WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dawndavies replied
so glad that you like this, its amazing to think it was written in the 1800’s, dawnx
Philosophy Lee
Remain close to the great spirit
Just by wanting to… yep, that easy! :)
dawndavies replied
many thanks, i agree completely, we can all try and get others to think that way too,dawn
Rebecca Bryson
Aho!! means I am in agreement..wonderful that you posted this, I have known these commandments a long time but never thought to ask the origin. Chief Seattle had many words of wisdom
The earth does not belong to us
“This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”-Chief Seattle
dawndavies replied
many thanks for the link, i found these wonderful words of wisdom on an old picture i got for my husband, how i wish we all could live like this, guess its us to us to convert others, we are such a tiny piece of this great planet and should not covet it all, dawn
Rebecca Bryson
You inspired me ;)
dawndavies replied
oh wow did i, its a fabulous piece, i am so delighted, well done,dawnx
JRobin Whitley
Thanks for telling me about this. I’m adding a link to your page from the Red Cloud piece. The great thing about that day with the photo is that our friend is related to Red Cloud, he was her great uncle and her tribal chief.
dawndavies replied
wow, really how wonderful is that, i am in awe with their proud words, they did not care what anyone believed in but just treated everyone the same, so glad these words have been heard again,dawnx
Glitter
thank you for sharing this with us!!!
dawndavies replied
delighted that you like this, how wonderful they were, dawn
Gabriel Popa
an essential code of life …I have a huge respect for indian culture they was very spiritual and their knowledge of nature exceeded our capacity of understanding. Thx for posting
dawndavies replied
yes they have, they dont care what you believe in only that you are human,dawnx
silverstrummer...
Such true words ever spoken by man! If only we could all be like the American Indians the world would be a better place. Thank You dawn for posting this. – David
dawndavies replied
i agree with you, they did not care what race you were or what you believed in, just treated everyone as humans, when i found this old picture in a junc shop i just had to pop it on here and to let them talk again, delighted that you like it,dawnx
Denny Karchner
This is outstanding! Words to truly live by. Thanks for posting on my work!
Denny
dawndavies replied
you are most welcome, I am delighted that you like this, and yes words to live by for sure, wish everyone agreed with us, dawn
bluewhite
So glad I found this. Excellent wisdom.
dawndavies replied
many thanks for liking this, yes, what a world we would have if we all thought like them, they did not care what you were or what you beleived in, just treated you like a human, fabulous,dawnx