“Nothing, however, bemused the Indians more than the European habit of blowing their noses into a fine handkerchief, folding it carefully, and… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I have been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn't… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I have had vegan Thanksgiving of tofurkey and soy gravy. And it's not to say that Thanksgiving will ever justify the genocide… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
The public, the whites - not just in Oklahoma, but across the United States - were transfixed by the Osage wealth which… — David Grann Copy Share Image
Native Americans were driven off their land. Lincoln even took part in the Black Hawk campaign against the Native Americans in Illinois.… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
The Lamanites [Native Americans], now a down-trodden people, are a remnant of the house of Israel. The curse of God has followed… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
In its sacredness, families get together to (unintentionally?) celebrate one genocide (against Native Americans) by committing another (against turkeys). — Daniel Brook Copy Share Image
Immigrants and Native Americans have made our country what it is today, and if we've learned anything through these hundreds of years… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
“This principle of reciprocity--a give-and-take in a relationship of balance--is not just some transaction done to advance one's own aims. Traditionally, Native… — Randy Woodley Copy Share Image
“My people are few. They resemble the scattering trees of a storm-swept plain...There was a time when our people covered the land… — Chief Seattle 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
“There's a universally recognized jewish holocaust remembrance day, and that's great, but I have just one question - where is the native… — Abhijit Naskar 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
“But it is an American thing to love one's roots. American nationality, I mused, is a very special and unique phenomenon in… — Marianne Meyerhoff Copy Share Image
“The Statue of Liberty, that frequently malevolent bitch, has an enormous tumor in her gut that has spread to her brain and… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their… — Chief Aupumut Copy Share Image
“Carolina removed an old and creased single sheet of paper, yellowed with age, that was now carefully protected in clear, acid-free paper.… — Barbara Casey Copy Share Image
“the European story is one in which the movement of people is inherent. Even though we have national identities, and pride and… — Adam Rutherford 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
“Above all, it seems to me wrongheaded and dangerous to invoke historical assumptions about environmental practices of native peoples in order to… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
“[Two respondents] minimized the assimilationist implications of the dominant account; Russ Silver rejects the idea entirely. 'I have no interest in being… — Vera Whisman Copy Share Image
“What did the Revolution mean to the Native Americans, the Indians? They had been ignored by the fine words of the Declaration,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“What's the story here, Karl?' Kevin asked. 'Hard as it is to believe, these people are slaves,' Karl explained. 'Slaves?' I asked… — Yossi Ghinsberg Copy Share Image
“If some saw the Indians as living in prelapsarian innocence, there were others who judged them to be savage beasts, devils in… — Paul Auster 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
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
In New Mexico, we're very lucky that we have laws in place that really help ensure that Native Americans' right to vote… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
President Obama should pardon Leonard Peltier, or at least commute his sentence, not just for humanitarian reasons, but also as a way… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Native Americans have faced centuries of atrocities to their people, their land, and their culture - all under various presidents who took… — Markwayne Mullin 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
Southern food derives its strength from many cultures. It's a melding of food cultures from Native Americans, enslaved African-Americans, and Europeans. — Marcie Cohen Ferris Copy Share Image
If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Many years ago, I spent 5k at a fundraiser to hang with another lame duck: Bill Clinton. I lobbied him to pardon… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Like Native Americans and African-Americans, women and LGBTQ people, Puerto Ricans should be seen as part of the same overarching struggle for… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those… — Qwatsinas Copy Share Image
Nothing is quite like the Native American Spirit. It is so freeing and liberating to understand the culture. It is a way… — Jenna Bognar Copy Share Image
America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large… — Paula Gunn Allen Copy Share Image
“The Native Americans know that wolves are mirrors for humans. What they show us are our strengths and weaknesses... When I lived… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
![“The Lamanites [Native Americans], now a down-trodden people, are a remnant of the house of Israel. The curse of God has followed them as it has done the Jews, though the Jews have not been darkened in their skin as have the Lamanites.” quote by Wilford Woodruff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/wilford-woodruff-13197_curse_the-lamanites-native-americans-now-a-dow_2952145.png)
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