Native American Proverbs From Different Indian Cultures

It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest.
 Anishinabe

Those who have one foot in the canoe and one foot in the boat are
going to fall into the river.
 Tuscarora

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
 Dakota

Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.
Cheyenne

It is easy to be brave from a distance.
 Omaha

A rocky vineyard does not need a prayer, but a pick ax. 
Navajo

Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. 
Blackfoot

Each person is his own judge.
 Shawnee

"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."