I’m not a patriot to a flag, I’m a patriot to a land.

It's time to respect the treaties our ancestors signed and care for our land, water, and cultures so that they remain healthy for our future generations.

The difference between a white man and an Indian is this- A white man wants to leave money to his children. An Indian wants to leave forests.

The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one-third of the world's resources is unsustainable. This level of consumption requires constant intervention into other people's lands. That's what's going on.

Another thing is, people lose perspective. It is a cultural trait in America to think in terms of very short time periods. My advice is: learn history. Take responsibility for history. Recognise that sometimes things take a long time to change. If you look at your history in this country, you find that for most rights, people had to struggle. People in this era forget that and quite often think they are entitled, and are weary of struggling over any period of time

The only compensation for land is land.

You've got to get people to believe that change is possible... You have to show that you can fight things successfully even if you don't win.