All Paula Gunn Allen Quotes
- America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large part of its… America
- Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget. Americans
- Human beings need to belong to a tradition and equally need to know about the world in which they find themselves. Beings
- Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of history,… American Indian
- An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing. Americans
- English is, from my point of view as an Americanist, an ethnicity. And English literature should be studied in Comparative Literature. And American literature should… American
- In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise… Adult
- The hoop dancer dances within what encircles him, demonstrating how the people live in motion within the circling spirals of time and space. They are… Circling
- There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions… All
- For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred. Ability
- The Indians used to be the only inhabitants of the Americas, but times change. Having perceived us as belonging to history, they are free to… Americas
- Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars, molecules, microscopic entities all come in communities. The singular cannot in reality exist. All
- Healing the self means committing ourselves to a wholehearted willingness to be what and how we are-beings frail and fragile, strong and passionate, neurotic and… Balanced