Native americans Quote by John Trudell

“We are invisible to them because we are still the Human Beings, were still the People, but they will never call us that. They taught us to call ourselves Indians, now theyre teaching us to call ourselves Native Americans. Its not who we are. Were the People.” quote by John Trudell — Download Open image

“We are invisible to them because we are still the Human Beings, were still the People, but they will never call us that. They taught us to call ourselves Indians, now theyre teaching us to call ourselves Native Americans. Its not who we are. Were the People.”

John Trudell

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