Quotes about Native americans

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Above all, it seems to me wrongheaded and dangerous to invoke historical assumptions about environmental practices of na — Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good t — Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World
Our young people, raised under the old rules of courtesy, never indulged in the present habit of talking incessantly and — Kent Nerburn, The Wisdom of the Native Americans: Including The Soul of an Indian and Other Writings of Ohiyesa and the Great Speeches of Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattle
It's striking that Native Americans evolved no devastating epidemic diseases to give to Europeans in return for the many — Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
The Native Americans know that wolves are mirrors for humans. What they show us are our strengths and weaknesses... When — Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf
For the multiculturalist, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are prohibited, Italians and Irish get a little respect, blacks — Slavoj Žižek
Oh, no, no, you've got that all wrong. You're not required to respect elders. After all, most people are idiots, regardl — Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a re — Eddie Izzard
If niggers were supposed to have their freedom, they wouldn't be in chains. If the red man was supposed to keep hold of — Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad
When you look at it objectively, that’s what most colonists do—they land then find a way of wiping out their competition — Alex Latimer, The Space Race
In 1492, the natives discovered they were indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discove — Eduardo Galeano, Los hijos de los días
In the preface of "The Rifles" "Another rule we followed was never kill an animal that we were not going to use for food — William T. Vollmann, The Rifles
Throughout the history of the Kensington Rune Stone in the twentiethcentury, memories of an ancient battle were repeated — David M. Krueger, Myths of the Rune Stone: Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America
Isn't it amazing that, historically, the "Prince of Peace" has most often been introduced to new cultures through extrem — David G. McAfee
The Indians’ insistence on clinging to their customs had to be the work of Satan there was no other explanation which is — Isabel Allende, Zorro
Their disappearance from the human family would be no great loss to the world. — Henry Clay
Understand indigenous healing will also heal other nations and peoples. We've all been living on broken ugly systems bui — Red Haircrow
The people of the town have little need. They do not hanker after progress and have never changed their essential way of — N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn
I decided to write the book I wanted to read — David A. Lottes, Ouabache
Thomas slammed his fist on the table, sending eating utensils flying. “Shameful! It is downright shameful that so-called — Marilyn Bay Wentz