I studied trumpet for almost 15 years and was performing with a professional concert marching band in parades and rodeos. I was… — R. Carlos Nakai Copy Share Image
Historically speaking, we went from being Indians to pagans to savages to hostiles to militants to activists to Native Americans. Its five… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
“There was nothing physical she could do to stop Mario from carrying out whatever he wished. She shivered at the thought of… — G.G. Collins Copy Share Image
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share Image
Native American isn't blood. It is what is in the heart. The love for the land, the respect for it, those who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two… — Black Hawk Copy Share Image
I'd like to invoke the Native American Navajo because their word for road is used as a verb. Their whole relationship to… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
I hope the Great Heavenly Father, who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes his blessing, that we may… — Red Cloud Copy Share Image
We are now going to the Lamanites, to whom we intend to be messengers of instruction... We will show them that in… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Through the din and desultoriness of noon, even in the most Oriental city, is seen the fresh and primitive and savage nature,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
To heal will require real effort, and a change of heart, from all of us. To heal means that we will begin… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
You also get a deduction in America for taking a night school course, growing sugarcane, moving to a new city for a… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
“The acknowledgement of White cowardice has driven literally tens of millions of White Americans to try to escape it by undergoing a… — Frazier Glenn Miller Copy Share Image
If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace…Treat all men alike. Give them… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
“.. but I know somebody must be thinking about us because if they weren't we'd just disappear just like those Indians who… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“It's just me and James walking and walking except he's on my back and his eyes are looking past the people who… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My opinion is that the movie business should show an accurate picture, but I think the responsibility lies in the educational system.… — Michael Horse Copy Share Image
If I meet someone who's Native American and I don't know anything about indigenous people in New Jersey - which I kind… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
“Mackenzie, our profession courts death, madness is always just over the next rise, the next hillock…” Sherman’s voice dropped off, “I’m out… — Jim Cherry Copy Share Image
We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as wild. Earth… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
The power of these recommendations is that they come from leaders representing a broad spectrum of religious conviction. At the table were… — Charles Haynes Copy Share Image
The occupation of America (and Columbus's arrival quite clearly was an occupation, no one can deny that) meant that the entire history… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
We have taken so much from your culture, I wish you had taken something from ours...For there were some beautiful and good… — Chief Dan George Copy Share Image
For the multiculturalist, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are prohibited, Italians and Irish get a little respect, blacks are good, native Americans are even… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“We weep, tears of blood, we weep, In despair, crying, we weep; the sun forever has stolen the light from his eyes.… — Jane Bierhorst Copy Share Image
We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter he will… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
Quakers are known for wanting to give back. Ban the bomb and the civil rights movement and the native American struggle for… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
In spite of our agonizing history, Native American people find much to celebrate. The songs, the dances, the culture and traditions surrounding… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, 'Well, I don't want those folks,' even though the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“What's with everybody always trying to get rid of the Indians?" I said, not really asking for an answer. I thought again… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“He carried her over the Owl Creek mountain range without stopping,” he said, quietly this time. “He carried her until he reached… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
When the sun died, I went up to heaven and saw God and all the people who had died a long time… — Wovoka Copy Share Image
What is this you call property? It cannot be the earth, for the land is our mother, nourishing all her children, beasts,… — Massasoit Copy Share Image
I was inspired by Colin Farrell in the fact that he's Irish and has freckles but with black hair. I'm a bunch… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Grandfather says that when your friends die you must not cry. You must not hurt anybody or do harm to anyone. You… — Wovoka Copy Share Image
Laila Lalami has fashioned an absorbing story of one of the first encounters between Spanish conquistadores and Native Americans, a frightening, brutal,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The Justice Department ruled that Native American tribes are allowed to grow and sell marijuana on reservations. This decision was hailed as… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
My reason teaches me that land cannot be sold. The Great Spirit gave it to his children to live upon. So long… — Black Hawk Copy Share Image
“If a child hasn't been given spiritual values within the family setting, they have no familiarity with the values that are necessary… — Eunice Baumann-Nelson Ph.D PENOBSCOT Copy Share Image
