Book Quote by Kit Carson

“Indians were made for film. Indians were exotic and erotic. All those feathers, all that face paint, the breast plates, the bone chokers, the…

— Thomas King

If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' did for the Negro, I would…

— Helen Hunt Jackson

I have a cousin who is a spiritual advisor for Native veterans in Canada, so I'm very familiar with the history of Natives in…

— Adam Beach

Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better…

— Joseph Boyden

The Indians began to be troublesome all around me, killing and wounding cattle, stealing horses, and threatening to attack us. I was obliged to…

— John Sutter

For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle. What a coarse and imperfect…

— Henry David Thoreau

Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation.

— Karan Bajaj

“The power of endurance of the plains Indians has always been beyond comprehension by white men. These tribesmen hunted, feasted, gambled, and eagerly made…

— Frank Bird Linderman

Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native…

— Beau Bridges

I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I read books…

— Q'orianka Kilcher

Soldier blue in the barren wastes. Hunting and killing their game. Raping the women and wasting the men. The only good Indians are tame.

— Iron Maiden