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title: "3 Used Indians Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-gunn-allen/humor-is-widely-used-by-indians-to-deal-with-life-indian-gatherings/)

[Paula Gunn Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-gunn-allen/)

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> [“And of course, everybody thinks it's just like it used to be when the Indians jazzed around and played 'You're it' with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bess-streeter-aldrich/and-of-course-everybody-thinks-it-s-just-like-it-used-to-be-when-the/)

[Bess Streeter Aldrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bess-streeter-aldrich/)

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> [“The designs used by the Indians were partly geometric and were usually based on dreams of the owner. Often the owner’s totem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-ben-hunt/the-designs-used-by-the-indians-were-partly-geometric-and-were/)

[W. Ben Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-ben-hunt/)

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