Cincinnati attracted its first permanent white settlers by flatboat in 1788. It took its name from the Society of Cincinnati, an organization… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
The government sent the Indians to Oklahoma. They had a treaty that said, 'You shall have this land as long as grass… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We know that this nation entered into solemn treaties [with Indian tribes] which have been continuously violated for more than 250 years.… — John McCain Copy Share Image
[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were… — Aaron Huey Copy Share Image
Native Americans were driven off their land. Lincoln even took part in the Black Hawk campaign against the Native Americans in Illinois.… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I think awards in this country at this time are inappropriate to be received or given until the condition of the American… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
It's never said out aloud, or in so many words, but for many urban, upper caste Indians, 'the backwards' are precisely that… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
“The first colonial leaders, however, would have none of this. Most of them were military men, trained in the Irish wars. Whatever… — David E. Stannard Copy Share Image
Many of the situations that we've talked about whether it's the San Carlos, whether it's the Navajo fighting for their land rights… — Robert A. Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
Let us rededicate ourselves to the principle that all Americans have the tools to make the most of their God-given potential. For… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
It is a pity that so many Americans today think of the Indian as a romantic or comic figure in American history… — Felix S. Cohen Copy Share Image
The economic piece is still missing, since it's so hard to attract industry to reservations, but spiritually and educationally, they're doing just… — James Welch Copy Share Image
If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There need be no trouble.… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
According to me, Indian players have a lot of will-power and this ability to learn will definitely put them on the right… — David Trezeguet Copy Share Image
That's how they manage to live together, a billion of them, in reasonable peace. They are not perfect, of course. They know… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
When I go to Indian reservations in the West, and especially to the Pine Ridge Reservation, I sometimes feel unsure where to… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
Being the only Indian in class, I had to be able to stand up and defend myself and debate the others when… — Perry Bellegarde Copy Share Image
“Nothing, however, bemused the Indians more than the European habit of blowing their noses into a fine handkerchief, folding it carefully, and… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
The Indians in the Southwestern United States went to many places of power. They were able to have profound dream experiences where… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's a myth that generally Asians are mostly vegetarians. The Japanese are the kings of red meat, but it's expensive. The Chinese… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted… — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image
As the Americans slaughter millions of turkeys every year for the celebration of their deliverance, the Indians, who should be celebrated as… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“I could think of no better reason to applaud Brazil’s efforts—however flawed, enfeebled, or underfunded—to protect them. As the Possuelo-led sertanistas pointed… — Scott Wallace Copy Share Image
I live and die with the Indians. The first game I attended back in the mid-'90s was almost a religious experience. We… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever… — Rose George Copy Share Image
While the Pilgrims landed on 'Plymouth Rock' in 1620, the Spanish had already settled in to the Southwest beginning in the late… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
That those tribes [the Sac and Fox Indians] cannot exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizensis certain.… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
If you want to know what it will be like when we are more deeply into the horizontal, simply go to one… — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
“You know, Indians don’t attack whites just because they like to or because it’s their nature,” Possuelo said, imparting a quick civics… — Scott Wallace Copy Share Image
“Because the Indians are planning to start war now, the common people want all of them destroyed so that they can live… — Johann Martin Boltzius Copy Share Image
If anyone can say 'go back,' it's Native Americans. My Pueblo ancestors, despite being targeted at every juncture - despite facing famine… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
I always used to pretend to be different characters - cowboys, that sort of thing. I used to think that the Indians… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
The Treaty of Fort Laramie established most of what would later become South Dakota as a reservation, along with the Black Hills.… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We shall all… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
By these purchases the Indian title, with moderate reservations, has been extinguished to the whole of the land within the limits of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
The following twenty years would be the nadir of American Indian history, as the total Indian population between 1890 and 1910 fell… — Kenneth C. Davis Copy Share Image
What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our… — Robert A. Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
![“We know that this nation entered into solemn treaties [with Indian tribes] which have been continuously violated for more than 250 years. It's a disgrace. It's an outrage. We must do everything in our power to keep those treaties. Otherwise, the word of the United States government is no good.” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/da8/john-mccain-465_disgrace_we-know-that-this-nation-entered-into-so_2442091.jpg)
![“[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux. So they brought out their cannons. 'You want to be an Indian now?' they said, finger on the trigger.” quote by Aaron Huey](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0e8/aaron-huey-31542_cannons_the-u-s-government-was-tired-of-treaties_879620.jpg)
![“[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted their horses and lined up like trotters waiting for a starting gun. The itchy ones jumped the gun and were ever after known as Sooners-and Oklahoma was thereafter…” quote by Alistair Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/245/alistair-cooke-9876_bigs_in-1889-the-last-big-tract-of-indian-lan_243366.jpg)
![“That those tribes [the Sac and Fox Indians] cannot exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizensis certain. They have neither the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement which are essential to any favorable change in their…” quote by Andrew Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e35/andrew-jackson-2317_certain_that-those-tribes-the-sac-and-fox-indian_2249384.png)
