Native Americans Quotes

82 Native Americans quotes by 63 unique authors

You cannot really conceive of how insulting it is to Native Americans to be told they were discovered. — Ivan van Sertima
For the multiculturalist, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are prohibited, Italians and Irish get a little respect, blacks are good, native Americans are even better. The further… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
In its sacredness, families get together to (unintentionally?) celebrate one genocide (against Native Americans) by committing another (against turkeys). — Unknown Author
In our culture, the Native Americans, when two strangers come together. You know what we do in our culture? We smoke the peace pipe. — Unknown Author
Thanksgiving began in 1621 when Native Americans sat down with a bunch of undocumented pilgrims. They had dinner and the pilgrims never left. — Jay Leno
Laila Lalami has fashioned an absorbing story of one of the first encounters between Spanish conquistadores and Native Americans, a frightening, brutal, and much-falsified history… — Salman Rushdie
As Native Americans, we believe the Rainbow is a sign from the Spirit in all things. It is a sign of the union of all… — Thomas Banyacya
Makeup's just crazy, anyways. Native Americans used to wear it, and it did all right for them until, uh ... well, until you killed them… — Eddie Izzard
There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, 'Well, I don't want those folks,' even though the only people who… — Barack Obama
There's no doubt that when it comes to our treatment of Native Americans as well as other persons of color in this country, we've got… — Barack Obama
The romantic myth of the artist says that you are the Source. I have no illusion about that. Native Americans don't believe they are the… — Tori Amos
Indians love to reduce the prosaic to the mystic. — Jan Morris
I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants. — Sherman Alexie
I remember hearing stories from my mother and father about their parents and grandparents when they were taken off the reservation, taken to the boarding… — Chaske Spencer
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
If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you… — Chief Dan George
It's striking that Native Americans evolved no devastating epidemic diseases to give to Europeans, in return for the many devastating epidemic diseases that Indians received… — Jared Diamond
Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of a few dozen… — Jared Diamond
If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans. — Stephen Hawking
It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it. — Eric Hoffer
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised!… — Eddie Izzard
From where the sun now stands I will fight no more. — Chief Joseph
American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The… — David Mamet
Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. — Robert Orben
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter. — Andy Rooney

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