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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…

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

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An ally need not own the land he helps. — Euripides
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the… — Laozi
We learned this week that Mitt Romney is building a car elevator in his house. An elevator for your cars. I get… — Bill Maher
In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow,… — Paula Gunn Allen
God doesn't help those who help themselves; He helps those who can't help themselves! — Joyce Meyer
So the Warrior fights the Good Fight and he helps others, even though he does not quite understand why. — Paulo Coelho
Despite the popular idea of anarchists as violent men, Anarchism is the one non-violent social philosophy.… The function of the Anarchist is… — Ammon Hennacy
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others,… — Laozi
If you believe in the Lord, He will do half the work - but the last half. He helps those who help… — Unknown Author
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor [group think] of the age and not go… — Evelyn Waugh
A man only has the right to look down at another when he helps him to lift himself up. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Some souls think that the Holy Spirit is very far away, far, far, up above. Actually he is, we might say, the… — Unknown Author

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