"I would like to say with all sincerity- and with no disrespect- that I don't consider myself and American citizen. I am a native of Great Turtle Island. I am of the Ikce Wicasa- the Common People, the Original People. Our sacred land is under occupation, and we are now all prisoners, not just me."
"Even so, I love being an Indian, for all of its burdens and all of its responsibilities. Being an Indian is my greatest pride. I thank Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, for making me Indian. I love my people. If you must accuse me of something, accuse me of that- being an Indian. To that crime- and to that crime alone- I plead guilty."
"When you grow up Indian, you quickly learn that the so-called American Dream isn't for you. For you that dream's a nightmare."
"White man's books will tell you there are only 2.5 million or so of us Indians here in America. But there are more than 200 million of us right here in this Western Hemisphere, in the Americas, and hundreds of millions more indigenous peoples around this Mother Earth. We are the Original People. We are one of the fingers on the hand of humankind. Why is it we are unrepresented in our own lands, and without a seat - or many seats- in the United Nations?"
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