The Bizarre Story
On Earth Day it's worth re-posting a bizarre story. There are few people who haven't come across the famous speech by 'Chief Seattle,' the one that has lines like: How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us….The rivers are our brothers….The air is precious…for all things share the same breath and This we know. The earth does not belong to man. Man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. There is even a children's book based on his speech, Brother Eagle, Sister Sky . However, ... Unfortunately, although Si'ahl, who was a real 19th-century Dkhw'Duw'Absh leader in the Puget Sound area, did make a speech in 1854, he never uttered these inspiring sentiments. Only extant authentic photo of Chief Seattle, in the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA. As with Jesus, the first documents reporting Chief Seattle's words were writ...