c. 1868-1939
Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota chief, teacher and actor, one of the first students at Carlisle Indian School. My People the Sioux (1928) tells his boyhood on the plains in his own words.
Every line we carry
Each one links to its source, what it means, and the shirt in any of our looks.
- A man who tells lies is never liked by anybody.
The boy almost claims more credit for his first buffalo than he earned, then remembers this line and tells the truth. Small lies cost trust that big truths cannot buy back. Tell it as it happened.
My People the Sioux (1928), 'My First Buffalo', Original English (My People the Sioux, 1928)