The shadows cannot speak.

In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise the kids, and he protects the people. His entire life is toward balance and cooperativeness. The ideal of manhood is the same as the ideal of womanhood. You are autonomous, self-directing, and responsible for the spiritual, social and material life of all those with whom you live.

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.

We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life.

In America, law substitutes for custom.

The shadows cannot speak.

Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget.