Ancestry Quote by Anonymous

Being Indian is not blood as much as it is culture.

— Tony Hillerman

I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!

— Will Rogers

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. My folks were Indian. Both my mother and…

— Will Rogers

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

— Wilma Mankiller

The land is sacred. These words are at the core of your being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take our…

— Mary Brave Bird

I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the…

— Chief Joseph

“In existing writings about federally recognized tribes and their engagement with tribal acknowledgment politics, a palpable theme is clear: presently recognized nations are not…

— Mark Edwin Miller

The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects…

— Patricia Briggs

We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life.

— Paula Gunn Allen

“…but the image of a “fatal” disappearance of the “vanishing American” allows Indian ancestry - as opposed to African American “blood” - to function…

— Alessandro Portelli

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom…

— Joe Baca

Native people such as the Cherokees are just as human and complex and real as Americans are, and our nation needs to respect American…

— Joseph Bruchac