Native Americans say, "It's a good day to die," and samurai live their life to die honorably, so that kind of energy… — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Copy Share Image
The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Right to a speedy jury trial and so on and so forth. But what do they mean by 'person'? It certainly didn't… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
We know our lands have now become more valuable. The white people think we do not know their value; but we know… — Canasatego Copy Share Image
For almost 20 years, I've worked on various campaigns. I started out as a phone volunteer. I'd go into campaign offices, ask… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don't just say white. They give you a math equation.… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
If you don't have a bed, or a dresser or a wall, or a book or a toy you are oppressed. An… — Gerald Stern Copy Share Image
I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“People acquire a right to property by giving it value - which Locke makes very clear means exchange value. This had vast… — Ellen Meiksins Wood Copy Share Image
“Nector [speaking to Bernadette] could have told her, having drunk down the words of Nanapush, that comfort is not security and money… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
“To the untutored sage, the concentration of population was the prolific mother of all evils, moral no less than physical. He argued… — Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman Copy Share Image
Writing in African languages became a topic of discussion in conferences, in schools, in classrooms; the issue is always being raised -… — Ngugi wa Thiong'o Copy Share Image
“They're all gone, my tribe is gone. Those blankets they gave us, infected with smallpox, have killed us. I'm the last, the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
That is the beauty when I discovered the label 'Touched With Fire.' That book defined it for me, I could be that.… — Paul Dalio Copy Share Image
“Sarah (Winnemucca) is best known for her 1883 autobiography, Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Theirs Claims, the first memoir writen… — Linda Rodríguez McRobbie Copy Share Image
For once, I believe that PETA, at least on the level of logic, is correct. If the NCAA has to protect offended… — Tom Feeney Copy Share Image
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.… — Tecumseh Copy Share Image
There may be something in the fact that when I was a little kid I'd been told growing up that we had… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we… — Sitting Bull Copy Share Image
All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
Luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes; but they are excluded from the banquet. Plenty revels over the fields; but theyare… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
It's interesting to think about the history of Israel in relation to the history of the U.S.. There were Native Americans living… — Jill Soloway Copy Share Image
I know that if a team had a derogatory name for African Americans, I would help those who helped extinguish that name.… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
November is Native American Heritage month, and a good time to honor the legacy of our ancestors, but every day we should… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
“I have no Native American heritage, but I had decided as a child that my spirit guide animal would be a bear.… — John Conroe Copy Share Image
[The is] a mistaken belief that [the word Indian] refers somehow to the country, India. When Columbus washed up on the beach… — Russell Means Copy Share Image
I started collecting aerial photographs of Native American and South Pacific architecture; only the African ones were fractal. And if you think… — Ron Eglash Copy Share Image
I think the Native Americans had the right idea about preserving and respecting the earth. Not just using it up. We are… — John Lurie Copy Share Image
My son, you are now flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone. By the ceremony performed this day, every drop… — Chief Blackfish Copy Share Image
I'm very much involved in art. I started buying art a few years ago and really like the work of T.C. Cannon,… — Ronnie Dunn Copy Share Image
I once said, "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent." When Bobby… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
The western has always been, for me, the bread and butter. It's the easiest place for an identifiable Native American to be… — Wes Studi Copy Share Image
“The Irish-Indians, who were of dark complexion, would many times claim to be Black Dutch or Black Irish and deny their rightful… — Rickey Butch Walker Copy Share Image
It seems that the Neanderthal DNA that modern Europeans and Asians (and also Native Americans and basically all non-African people) are carrying… — Elizabeth Kolbert Copy Share Image
“They claim this mother of ours, the earth, for their own and fence their neighbors away; they deface her with their buildings… — Sitting Bull Copy Share Image
“I have often thought that given an extreme situation, I'd have it in me to kill, if that was the only way.… — Mary Crow Dog Copy Share Image
Growing up north of San Francisco, I immersed myself in the local landscape and in books about Native Americans, cowboys, and pioneers… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
People wanna say that they're part Native American or mixed, or anything other than black. We're raised to believe that there's something… — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
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