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Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Archie Fire Lame Deer or Tȟáȟča Hušté (1935–2001) was a US Army veteran, a Wicasa Wakan or Medicine man and a lecturer on Lakota people, traditions and religion. He grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation served in the US Army during the Korean war, was a Hollywood stuntman and translator. With Richard Erdoes he wrote Gift of Power: the life and teachings of a Lakota medicine man. He is the son of John Fire Lame Deer Lakota Medicine Man and the subject of the classic book, "Lame Deer Seeker of Visions” with Richard Erdoes.
Power comes and goes. It can vanish in the twinkling of an eye, like smoke dissolving in the air.
Think only about what is holy. Empty your mind.
Wakan Tanka never stops creating.
We must relearn how to cry. A strong man cries; it is the weak man who holds back his tears.
For me, the essence of a medicine man's life is to be humble, to have great patience, to be close to the Earth, to live as simply as possible, and to never stop learning.