Ten North American commandments
- Ten North American commandments
The Ten North American Commandments are a set of ethical instructions purporting to be the Native American equivalent of the biblical Ten Commandments. [citation|title=Native Alien: An Odyssey of Love and Cryogenic Time Travel Into the World of N.O.W. |author= Charles R. Zickler Jr, Charles Zickler, Jr.Summary|year=2006|publisher=iUniverse|id=ISBN 0595390781|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=-nXtjr2RVS8C&pg=PA214&ots=YRGDIC2S9y&dq=%22Ten+Indian+commandments%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=GuWxJcUXMubuugizkot8DWWEfx0]
The Commandments
# Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect
# Remain close to the Great Spirit
# Show great respect for your fellow beings
# Work together for the benefit of all Mankind
# Give assistance and kindness wherever needed
# Do what you know to be right
# Look after the well-being of mind and body
# Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good
# Be truthful and honest at all times
# Take full responsibility for your actions
Criticism
Native American authors such as Vine Deloria, Jr. are often critical of the assumption that Native Americans have a uniform culture, religion, spirituality, or system of ethics. They feel this creates a false image of Indians as spiritually enlightened people. While more positive than other stereotypes it is still a false picture which fails to see the distinct cultures and the ordinary people who make them up.
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