Conceiving Quote by Ivan van Sertima

In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians; they discovered they lived in America.

— Eduardo Galeano

If people can't acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that's their loss.

— Jay Griffiths

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have…

— Studs Terkel

I think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It's all…

— Chaske Spencer

You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native writers, but Indians actually grew up with American pop culture.

— Sherman Alexie

I feel sorry for people of good heart who have never had a chance to learn the realities of Native American everything - not…

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

America is so accustomed to some depiction of native people that is entirely racist, and there's a perception that that is okay.

— Winona LaDuke

Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch their films,…

— Wilma Mankiller

The Indians knew that life was equated with the earth and its resources, that America was a paradise, and they could not comprehend why…

— Dee Brown

It's amazing to me that some kids are surprised to find out Indians are still alive.

— Michael Horse

When you start to look at Native American history, you realize that, very far from being a peaceful, morally superior people, Native Americans were…

— Philipp Meyer

I saw The Revenant, and they were calling Native Americans "tree niggers," and that is not cool.

— Vince Staples