Words From Geronimo
 
 

(English)
"When I was a child my mother taught me the legends of our people; taught me of the sun and sky, the moon and stars, the clouds and storms. She also taught me to kneel and pray to Usen for strength, health, wisdom. and protection. We never prayed against any person, but if we had fought against any individual we ourselves took vengeance. We were taught that Usen does not care for the petty quarrels of men."

(Turkish)
"Cocukken annem bana halkimizin efsanelerini ogretti.Günesin ,gögün ,ayin,yildizlarin
bulutlarin,firtinalarin hikayelerini ögretti .Bana büyük ruhun önünde  diz çöküp duat etmeyi
Ondan saglik,akil,sefkat dilemeyi ögretti.Fakat biz baska insanlara asla beddua etmeyiz.Eger biri ile görülecek hesabimiz varsa,onu Büyük Ruh'a havale etmeden kendimiz görürüz.Bize
Büyük Ruh'un insanlar arasindaki ufak tefek çekismelere aldiris etmeyecegi ögretildi."

Geromino (Goyathlay) 1829-1909
Chiricahua Apache Chief