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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,…

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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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Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the… — Paula Gunn Allen
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