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American Indian Quotes

Everything on the Earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence Picture Quote #1

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace Picture Quote #1

I’m probably the wealthiest Indian in America Picture Quote #1

I’m more comfortable weaving Indian flavors into American classics Picture Quote #1

It is my land, my home, my father’s land, to which I now ask to be allowed to return. I want to spend my last days there, and be buried among those mountains. If this could be I might die in peace, feeling that my people, placed in their native homes, would increase in numbers, rather than diminish as at present, and that our name would not become extinct Picture Quote #1

Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the military commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain Bailey, and Lieutenant Olin, and lately sitting in Minnesota, you cause to be executed on Friday the nineteenth day of December, instant, the following names, to wit Picture Quote #1

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REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian Picture Quote #1

The one thing I’ve always maintained is that I’m an American Indian. I’m not politically correct Picture Quote #1

It takes a strong effort on the part of each American Indian not to become Europeanized. The strength for this effort can only come from the traditional ways, the traditional values that our elders retain Picture Quote #1

In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking Picture Quote #1

There was no audience for my books. The Indians didn’t regard me as an Indian and North Americans couldn’t conceive of me of a North American writer, not being white and brought up on wheat germ. My fiction got lost Picture Quote #1

Language is decanted and shared. If only one person is left alive speaking a language - the case with some American Indian languages - the language is dead. Language takes two and their multiples Picture Quote #1

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The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire Picture Quote #1

All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian Picture Quote #1

My heart is so heavy when I see the reality of the Indian reservation and as an American, I know I am, too, responsible Picture Quote #1

You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us Picture Quote #1

I’m a little bit like a turducken: I’m sort of like an Indian person, wrapped in a British person, wrapped in an American kind of thing Picture Quote #1

I have long hair because I’m American Indian. I’m an Oklahoma boy, and I’m very proud of my heritage Picture Quote #1

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I think when you see ‘Ridiculous Six,’ the show speaks for itself in terms of its treatment of American Indians Picture Quote #1

Indian food has been huge in the UK forever and ever, but that’s because it has a historical rooting. America, I think is really ripe for it. There’s been so much interest in Indian culture Picture Quote #1

Colonialism has completed the destruction of the American Indian in the United States - the cultural destruction Picture Quote #1

American archaeology has always attracted lots of amateurs ... They were digging up Indian pottery all over the place Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be remembered as an activist; I want to be remembered as an American Indian patriot Picture Quote #1

President Obama met with leaders of the American Indian tribes and they honored the president by giving him his own Indian name: Running Deficits Picture Quote #1

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Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished Picture Quote #1

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth Picture Quote #1

We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter he will give every man a spirit home according to his deserts; If he has been a good man, he will have a good home; if he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home. This I believe, and all my people believe the same Picture Quote #1

Why can’t we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience Picture Quote #1

Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order not to gain Picture Quote #1

There was such a relationship between the buffalo and the American Indian - the Indians would eat them, live inside their pelts, use every part of the body. There was almost no separation between the people and the animals Picture Quote #1

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Everything on the Earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence (American Indian Quotes) If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace (American Indian Quotes) I’m probably the wealthiest Indian in America (American Indian Quotes) I’m more comfortable weaving Indian flavors into American classics (American Indian Quotes) It is my land, my home, my father’s land, to which I now ask to be allowed to return. I want to spend my last days there, and be buried among those mountains. If this could be I might die in peace, feeling that my people, placed in their native homes, would increase in numbers, rather than diminish as at present, and that our name would not become extinct. (American Indian Quotes) Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the military commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain Bailey, and Lieutenant Olin, and lately sitting in Minnesota, you cause to be executed on Friday the nineteenth day of December, instant, the following names, to wit (American Indian Quotes) REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian (American Indian Quotes) The one thing I’ve always maintained is that I’m an American Indian. I’m not politically correct (American Indian Quotes) It takes a strong effort on the part of each American Indian not to become Europeanized. The strength for this effort can only come from the traditional ways, the traditional values that our elders retain (American Indian Quotes) In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking (American Indian Quotes) There was no audience for my books. The Indians didn’t regard me as an Indian and North Americans couldn’t conceive of me of a North American writer, not being white and brought up on wheat germ. My fiction got lost (American Indian Quotes) Language is decanted and shared. If only one person is left alive speaking a language - the case with some American Indian languages - the language is dead. Language takes two and their multiples (American Indian Quotes) The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire. (American Indian Quotes) All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. (American Indian Quotes) My heart is so heavy when I see the reality of the Indian reservation and as an American, I know I am, too, responsible. (American Indian Quotes) You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us. (American Indian Quotes) I’m a little bit like a turducken: I’m sort of like an Indian person, wrapped in a British person, wrapped in an American kind of thing. (American Indian Quotes) I have long hair because I’m American Indian. I’m an Oklahoma boy, and I’m very proud of my heritage. (American Indian Quotes) I think when you see ‘Ridiculous Six,’ the show speaks for itself in terms of its treatment of American Indians. (American Indian Quotes) Indian food has been huge in the UK forever and ever, but that’s because it has a historical rooting. America, I think is really ripe for it. There’s been so much interest in Indian culture. (American Indian Quotes) Colonialism has completed the destruction of the American Indian in the United States - the cultural destruction. (American Indian Quotes) American archaeology has always attracted lots of amateurs ... They were digging up Indian pottery all over the place. (American Indian Quotes) I don’t want to be remembered as an activist; I want to be remembered as an American Indian patriot. (American Indian Quotes) President Obama met with leaders of the American Indian tribes and they honored the president by giving him his own Indian name: Running Deficits. (American Indian Quotes) Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished (American Indian Quotes) I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth (American Indian Quotes) We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter he will give every man a spirit home according to his deserts; If he has been a good man, he will have a good home; if he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home. This I believe, and all my people believe the same (American Indian Quotes) Why can’t we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience (American Indian Quotes) Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order not to gain (American Indian Quotes) There was such a relationship between the buffalo and the American Indian - the Indians would eat them, live inside their pelts, use every part of the body. There was almost no separation between the people and the animals (American Indian Quotes)

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