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> [The Indians used to be the only inhabitants of the Americas, but times change. Having perceived us as belonging to history, they are free to emote over us, to re-create us in their history-based understanding, and dismiss our present lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/the-indians-used-to-be-the-only-inhabitants-of-the-americas-but-times/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

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## More by Paula Gunn Allen

> [My mother told me stories all the time... And in all of those stories she told me who I was, who I was supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/my-mother-told-me-stories-all-the-time-and-in-all-of-those-stories/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/humor-is-widely-used-by-indians-to-deal-with-life-indian-gatherings/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Idealization of a group is a natural consequence of separation from the group; in other words, it is a by-product of alienation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/idealization-of-a-group-is-a-natural-consequence-of-separation-from/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Breath is life, and the intermingling of breaths is the purpose of good living. This is in essence the great principle on which all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/breath-is-life-and-the-intermingling-of-breaths-is-the-purpose-of/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [The hoop dancer dances within what encircles him, demonstrating how the people live in motion within the circling spirals of time and space. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/the-hoop-dancer-dances-within-what-encircles-him-demonstrating-how/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Medicine people are truly citizens of two worlds, and those who continue to walk the path of medicine power learn to keep their balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/medicine-people-are-truly-citizens-of-two-worlds-and-those-who/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [The shadows cannot speak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/the-shadows-cannot-speak/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Hoop Dancer is a rendering of my understanding of the process by which one enters into timelessness -- that place where one is whole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/hoop-dancer-is-a-rendering-of-my-understanding-of-the-process-by/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/for-the-american-indian-the-ability-of-all-creatures-to-share-in-the/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/indians-think-it-is-important-to-remember-while-americans-believe-it/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [The Indians used to be the only inhabitants of the Americas, but times change. Having perceived us as belonging to history, they are free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/the-indians-used-to-be-the-only-inhabitants-of-the-americas-but-times/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/we-are-the-land-to-the-best-of-my-understanding-that-is-the/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [In America, law substitutes for custom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/in-america-law-substitutes-for-custom/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/in-the-native-american-tradition-a-man-if-he-s-a-mature-adult/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

> [An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/an-odd-thing-occurs-in-the-minds-of-americans-when-indian/)

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