“In 1924, Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship, and the federal government considered it a national duty to “civilize” them,13 including Alaska… — Christine Shearer Copy Share Image
I do know that there have been many Native people - I don't like to call them "Native Americans," I guess, definitely… — Donte Stallworth Copy Share Image
“Paganism has no fixed creeds or dogmas, no self-proclaimed gurus or prophets, no holy books or saviours. Earth Herself is our teacher.… — Monica Sjoo Copy Share Image
Do you think we care about the feelings of Native Americans when we celebrate Columbus Day? That's the day that the white… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
When a white army battles Indians and wins, it is called a great victory, but if they lose it is called a… — Chiksika Copy Share Image
“Where, indeed? Captain Vincent Reed had been born in the city of Richmond, Virginia, of northern parents who were stationed there by… — James A. Michener 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
I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Walking back across the St-Esprit bridge, to the ghetto I'd instinctively gravitated toward, I mentally erected a more appropriate statue on the… — Taras Grescoe Copy Share Image
“It's alive and well everywhere. Native Americans get a lot of crap in the West and south west. Muslims get treated like… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
“For the mentally disturbed, Marie knew these sandwich visits might be the only dependable moments in their lives. She also knew she… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans. A revolt from… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
The movie industry would never purposely offend homosexuals, native Americans, environmentalists, animal rights activists, or women's groups, but they don't think twice… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
For far too long, the voices of Native Americans have been woefully underrepresented in Congress. — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
In my own view, the life expectancy of Native Americans in the United States is one of the really great moral crises… — Jim Yong Kim 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
In our culture, the Native Americans, when two strangers come together. You know what we do in our culture? We smoke the… — Tatanka Copy Share Image
“What's it mean; are you determined To make modern all mankind? If so, you should be be-sermoned And brought back to healthy… — Charles C. Abbott 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
Every president since Nixon has embraced a policy of 'self-determination without termination' - the idea that Native Americans are best equipped to… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
We, the great mass of the people think only of the love we have for our land, we do love the land… — Aitooweyah Copy Share Image
“Consider how textbooks treat Native religions as a unitary whole. ... "These Native Americans ... believed that nature was filled with spirits.… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
“Carrying their flints and torches, Native Americans were living in balance with Nature—but they had their thumbs on the scale. Shaped for… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
“His own mother’s blood was mixed between her Lakota mother and a French trapper. His father’s family came from Scotland to escape… — A.G. Graham Copy Share Image