Bigs Quote by Neil Young
“Five hundred years later we're still doing it. This is a moment where we're either going to reaffirm that's what we do [with Native Americans ], that's who we are, or we're going to start moving toward change. A change won't come easy, because there's a lot of big money that doesn't care about any of this.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Neil Young on Native American issues, 2023
The quote urges a choice between maintaining harmful traditions toward Native peoples or pursuing meaningful change despite powerful opposition.
In simple terms: Choose change over harmful tradition.
Act now against entrenched interests.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy reform
- community organizing
- education campaigns
- support indigenous leadership
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What actions can individuals take to support indigenous rights?
- How can societies confront entrenched power structures?
Change is hard when money and power resist it.