Post by Okwes on Dec 4, 2005 18:20:27 GMT -5
"There are many people who could claim and learn from their Indian
ancestry, but because of the fear their parents and grandparents
knew, because of past and present prejudice against Indian people,
that part of their heritage is clouded or denied." ~Joseph Bruchac
ABENAKI
"In our language there is no word to say inferior or superiority or
equality because we are equal; it's a known fact. But life has become
very complicated since the newcomers came here. And how does your
spirit react to it?. It's painful. You have to be strong to walk
through the storm. I know I'm a bridge between two worlds. All I ask
is for people to wash their feet before they try to walk on me."
~Alanis Obomsawin ABENAKI
"It is a native tradition to sit in a circle and talk-to share what
is in your heart." ~John Peters WAMPANOAG
"We have to educate ourselves to know who we are. That's what I mean
when I say, 'Teach the children.' ~Eddie Benton-Banai OJIBWAY
"Our people don't come in parts. Either you are Indian, or you are
not." ~Nippawanock ARAPAHOE
"To me, if you're Indian, you're Indian. You don't have to put on
your buckskin, beads, and feathers, and stuff like that." ~Cecilia
Mitchell MOHAWK
ancestry, but because of the fear their parents and grandparents
knew, because of past and present prejudice against Indian people,
that part of their heritage is clouded or denied." ~Joseph Bruchac
ABENAKI
"In our language there is no word to say inferior or superiority or
equality because we are equal; it's a known fact. But life has become
very complicated since the newcomers came here. And how does your
spirit react to it?. It's painful. You have to be strong to walk
through the storm. I know I'm a bridge between two worlds. All I ask
is for people to wash their feet before they try to walk on me."
~Alanis Obomsawin ABENAKI
"It is a native tradition to sit in a circle and talk-to share what
is in your heart." ~John Peters WAMPANOAG
"We have to educate ourselves to know who we are. That's what I mean
when I say, 'Teach the children.' ~Eddie Benton-Banai OJIBWAY
"Our people don't come in parts. Either you are Indian, or you are
not." ~Nippawanock ARAPAHOE
"To me, if you're Indian, you're Indian. You don't have to put on
your buckskin, beads, and feathers, and stuff like that." ~Cecilia
Mitchell MOHAWK