Aging Quote by Rock Cowles

I would never be comfortable with an edited name. I have never hidden the fact that I am of Indian origin.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.

— Caroline Lawrence

Hell, the truth is that I was named after a dog!

— John Wayne

I was called "T-Bow" but the people got it mixed up with "T-Bone." My name is Aaron Walker but "T-Bone" is catchy, people remember…

— T-Bone Walker

I was named after a Muslim.

— Jabari Parker

Mercy is not a proper Indian name."..........."Rash Coyote Who Runs With Wolf. We could shorten it to Dinner Woman.

— Patricia Briggs

My name is Mankiller, and in the old Cherokee Nation, when we lived here in the Southeast, we lived in semi-autonomous villages, and there…

— Wilma Mankiller

“It is said that Indians were sometimes named for the first thing they saw when they were born. Makes you wonder why there aren't…

— George Carlin

My actual surname is Singh, and I come from a Punjabi Rajput family. Had I wanted to appease voters, then I would have gladly…

— Atishi

I wanted to honor my heritage and where I came from and keep the name. It was a tough decision to even change the…

— Yvonne Strahovski

“We didn't have last names before they came. When they decided they needed to keep track of us, last names were given to us,…

— Tommy Orange

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden