Clarity Quote by John Trudell

The history of the Indians begins with the arrival of the Europeans. The history of the People begins with the beginning of the history…

— John Trudell

The thing is, it has to do with heart - we have to understand what hearts are for before we can get back to…

— John Trudell

We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system;…

— John Trudell

I've never not been pleased with one of my albums. I figure because it's spoken word, there will be people who relate to it,…

— John Trudell

I think it's the responsibility of every human being, not just those who wear the identity of poet, activist, voter, religious person... it's the…

— John Trudell

We’re not Indians and we’re not Native Americans. We’re older than both concepts. We’re the people, we’re the human beings.

— John Trudell

As human beings, we're given intelligence. This is how we make our way through this reality, how we manifest our reality clearly and coherently.

— John Trudell

No matter what they ever do to us, we must always act for the love of our people and the earth. We must not…

— John Trudell

Because you look at it, you know, and there's basically one set of rules that protect that industrial ruling class. That's what the governments…

— John Trudell

The very fact of calling us Indians creates a new identity for us, an identity that began with their arrival. Changing identity, creating a…

— John Trudell

I've gone through most of my life not believing anything. Either I know or I don't know, or I think.

— John Trudell

The objective of civilizing us is to make Indian history become our permanent reality.

— John Trudell