In the society of illusion, reality must manifest itself. The story songs of Joel Rafael are that manifestation... the essence of minstrel. — John Trudell Copy Share Image
The history of the Indians begins with the arrival of the Europeans. The history of the People begins with the beginning of the history… — John Trudell Copy Share
The thing is, it has to do with heart - we have to understand what hearts are for before we can get back to… — John Trudell Copy Share
We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system;… — John Trudell Copy Share
I've never not been pleased with one of my albums. I figure because it's spoken word, there will be people who relate to it,… — John Trudell Copy Share
I think it's the responsibility of every human being, not just those who wear the identity of poet, activist, voter, religious person... it's the… — John Trudell Copy Share
We’re not Indians and we’re not Native Americans. We’re older than both concepts. We’re the people, we’re the human beings. — John Trudell Copy Share
As human beings, we're given intelligence. This is how we make our way through this reality, how we manifest our reality clearly and coherently. — John Trudell Copy Share
No matter what they ever do to us, we must always act for the love of our people and the earth. We must not… — John Trudell Copy Share
Because you look at it, you know, and there's basically one set of rules that protect that industrial ruling class. That's what the governments… — John Trudell Copy Share
The very fact of calling us Indians creates a new identity for us, an identity that began with their arrival. Changing identity, creating a… — John Trudell Copy Share
I've gone through most of my life not believing anything. Either I know or I don't know, or I think. — John Trudell Copy Share
The objective of civilizing us is to make Indian history become our permanent reality. — John Trudell Copy Share
We use our intelligence, our creative intelligence, because we create with intelligence. — John Trudell Copy Share
Every human being is a raindrop. And when enough of the raindrops become clear and coherent they then become the power of the storm. — John Trudell Copy Share
Believing isn't thinking, but we've been programmed to believe that believing is thinking. To use our intelligence to think means we're keeping the energy… — John Trudell Copy Share
