Believe Quote by Paula Gunn Allen

It's so necessary to try and record the cultural memory of people. To set it down for generations to come. To better understand where…

— Natasha Trethewey

... America has amnesia. ... Certainly, there is a passion for memory loss in American thought. ... Americans may be the world champion forgetters.

— Paula Gunn Allen

I don't think a lot of people in America understand what Indians are. And that's our fault, a little. We tend to forget our…

— Priyanka Chopra

The problem with Indians is that we have lost the habit of thinking big!

— Dhirubhai Ambani

“That Native American cultures are imperiled is important and not just to Indians. It is important to everyone, or should be. When we lose…

— David Treuer

Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.

— Christopher Columbus

The very effort to forget teaches us to remember.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.

— William James

Our official histories of our countries and societies are made of forgetfulness,

— Mia Couto

“The United States wants all of us to forget the crimes it committed against the indigenous. The United States wants us to forget. The…

— Sherman Alexie

I think Americans, as a nation and culture, once something is recognized for a week or two, people kind of forget about.

— Jordan Burroughs

As Americans, it is always important to remember where we once were and how far we have come.

— Mike Quigley