Native American Proverb

“Native American Proverb” is not an individual author but a generic attribution commonly attached to anonymous sayings said to come from Indigenous oral traditions. Because many Indigenous nations have distinct languages, histories, and storytelling practices, this label often functions as a catch‑all that obscures specific origins and can encourage “pan‑Indian” or inaccurate attributions. In quotation collections and on the internet, lines credited to “Native American Proverb” are frequently difficult to verify, sometimes newly invented, or detached from the community that would traditionally transmit them. When possible, responsible citation identifies the nation, language, speaker, and source, or else treats the saying as of unknown origin.