I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.

We aren't the masters of the earth. We're the servants.

When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town below. Let them think my body is snowflakes, sticking in their hair and on their shoulders like dandruff.

The beliefs of Native people are no less powerful or important just because they focus on a different "form of magic."

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.

Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better understand Native peoples, it is a must read. For those who don't wish to understand, it is even more so.

Compared to Americans, Canadians are often more gentle in their approach to things. They're much more apologetic. There's less room for conflict.