Casinos Quote by Sherman Alexie

At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no…

— Sherman Alexie

I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group…

— Leonard Little

I think the worst one [indian mascot] is the Cleveland Indians' Big Chief Wahoo. It's just a red face on a baseball with a…

— Wanda Sykes

“Last night I missed two free throws which would have won the game against the best team in the state. The farm town high…

— Sherman Alexie

Of course, since we don't see the Indian as a living figure - having turned the Indian into a kind of mascot for the…

— Richard Rodriguez

Indians in America are yet to be considered human beings, even though the Pope issued a papal bull in 1898 that declared us to…

— Russell Means

As West Indians we have always been disrespected. As soon as we fight back they make it look like we are the bad one…

— Chris Gayle

Our society strangely tolerates mocking Indians.

— Neera Tanden

It has seemed so strange to me that the larger culture, with its own absence of spirit and lack of attachment for the land,…

— Linda Hogan

“They now endure incessant cultural appropriation by a majority society in the United States that celebrates an idealized American Indian but ignores reservation life—the…

— T.J. Stiles

In the John Wayne movies, the Indians were savages that were trying to scalp you. That culture has really suffered because of the stereotype…

— Ricky Schroder

“It’s hard to be optimistic on the reservation. When a glass sits on a table here, people don’t wonder if it’s half filled or…

— Sherman Alexie