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Position:Home>History> How to say "It is a good day to die." ?Question: How to say "It is a good day to die!." !? I remember watching something on the History Channel about the native americans fighting the U!.S!. Cavalry!. The native americans used to say something in their tongue before going to battle against the Americans and it meant something along the lines of "It is a good day to die!?"
I don't remember which tribe it was, but I think it was the Crow, but I'm not too sure about that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I've read Hokah Hey, and it was Lakota!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I will spell it like it sounds for you HO Kah Hey-Loc Ta Ho And no it wasnt the ********** Crow--Ha Ha It Was The Lakota-White name SoiuxWww@QuestionHome@Com This concept applies to all native people in the Americas - who valued the nation over the individual and saw death as an extension into another phase of being - not the end of life itself!. Very similar to believers who see Heaven as the ultimate phase of life, rather than the portion here on Earth!. Traditional native peoples still live and believe this philosophy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It is always best to go strait to the source!. This is the official Crow Nation (Tribe) website, this page is Crow language specific!. http://www!.crowtribe!.com/lang!.htm The page also has a number and address!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Supposedly this is a myth!. I found a good site that explains it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com i believe its something like "hoka iya"Www@QuestionHome@Com "Today would be a good day to die!."Www@QuestionHome@Com in Klingon it's: Hab SoSlI' Quch!Www@QuestionHome@Com |