Best American Indian Sayings

70 American Indian quotes by 56 unique authors

The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church. — Charles Alexander Eastman
The logical man must either deny all miracles or none, and our American Indian myths and hero stories are perhaps, in themselves, quite as credible… — Charles Alexander Eastman
The following twenty years would be the nadir of American Indian history, as the total Indian population between 1890 and 1910 fell to fewer than… — Kenneth C. Davis
One hundred years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, the Spanish government issued a decree authorizing the enslavement of the American Indian as in accord… — Nelson A. Miles
The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the… — Luther Standing Bear
Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as… — Crowfoot
For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred. — Paula Gunn Allen
Among the language of the American Indians, there is no word for 'art'... For Indians, everything is art... therefore needs no name. — Jamake Highwater
I moved here when I was 20 to go to college. After I moved here, I became much more aware of the importance of the… — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I don't go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of ten are, and… — Theodore Roosevelt
I am committed to furthering the self-determination of Indian communities but without terminating the special relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian people. I… — Gerald R. Ford
The American Indians, the ancient Indians would say, the metaphysical ones would say: "Power binds us together." Power, for a while, makes us what we… — Frederick Lenz
We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian… — Katherine Dunham
There was such a relationship between the buffalo and the American Indian - the Indians would eat them, live inside their pelts, use every part… — Val Kilmer
I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people. — Loretta Lynn
Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of… — Russell Means
All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. — Pat Paulsen
The struggle is inner: Chicano, indio, American Indian, mojado, mexicano, immigrant Latino, Anglo in power, working class Anglo, Black, Asian--our psyches resemble the bordertowns and… — Gloria E. AnzaldÃºa
Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions… — Edward Abbey
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the… — Henry Ford

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