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Native American Quotes - Page 9

America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large part of its "dream" from Native Americans.

Paula Gunn Allen (1986). “The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions”, Boston : Beacon Press

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

Charles Alexander Eastman, Michael Oren Fitzgerald (2007). “The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World”, p.4, World Wisdom, Inc

Wonder what opportunities you pass, unwittingly, because your hands are so busy clasping what you think you have always known.

Mary Anne Radmacher (2008). “Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life”, Conari Press

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

Quoted in Herbert J. Spinden, The Nez Perce Indians (1908)