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Mitaluye Oyasin: The Four Commandments Of Native Americans

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Mitaluye Oyasin, the four commandments of the Native Americans which imply we are interrelated to all living things. The four commandments are; respect for Mother Earth, respect for the Great Spirit, respect for our fellow man and woman, and respect for individual freedom (provided that individual freedom does not threaten the tribe, the people, or Mother Earth). Native Americans believe we all start out as a tiny seed and come from Mother Earth. Mother Earth was placed by Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit. All things, brothers, sisters, animals, plants, insects, start out as a tiny seed, have purpose, and deserve honor and respect.
An article posted in May 2015 to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, written by Peggy Connolly, Ruth Ann Athaus,
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