Knowledge is easy to come by. Understanding what you know takes much longer.

Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured. War is a time out of balance. When it is truly over, we must work to restore peace and sacred harmony once again.

A story is a burden which must be carried with as much care as we carry a sleeping child

Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.

If it wasn't for good," my mother says, "we human beings would have been wiped out a long time ago. Either the monsters would have gotten us or we would have killed each other off with greed and jealousy and anger. So we have to believe in good. We have to look for the good in ourselves.

It is important to understand that there are many different ways of seeing the world and expressing the wisdom of Native belief...No one voice speaks for all voices.

Guilt can make you doubt yourself at the very moment when you need to proceed with certainty.