"There are many female gods recognized and honored……" — Paula Gunn Allen
"There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions reflected this attitude. Even modern sayings, such as the Cheyenne statement that a people is not conquered until the hearts of the women are on the ground, express the Indians understanding that without the power of woman the people will not live, but with it, they will endure and prosper."
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13 Quotes by Paula Gunn Allen
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America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and…
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Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget.
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Human beings need to belong to a tradition and equally need to know about the world in which they find…
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Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed…
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An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing.
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English is, from my point of view as an Americanist, an ethnicity. And English literature should be studied in Comparative…
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In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help…
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The hoop dancer dances within what encircles him, demonstrating how the people live in motion within the circling spirals of…
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For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things…
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The Indians used to be the only inhabitants of the Americas, but times change. Having perceived us as belonging to…
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Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars, molecules, microscopic entities all come in communities. The singular cannot in reality exist.
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Healing the self means committing ourselves to a wholehearted willingness to be what and how we are-beings frail and fragile,…
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