Quotations from Sitting Bull, Wilma Mankiller, N. Scott Momaday, and many more. Essential Native Wisdom gathers hundreds of powerful quotations from an extraordinary group of people from the mid-1700s to the present day. There are excerpts from political and spiritual leaders; writers and poets; activists and artists; warriors and statesmen; scholars and historians; actors and athletes; and musicians and orators. It's a wide-ranging collection that is enlightening and engaging-and provides a testament to the spirit of strength, endurance, and hope. - Sitting Bull eloquently reveals the devastating hardship his people endured at the hands of the white leaders who sought to destroy their way of life - Winona LaDuke vividly recalls traditions from her people, passed down from generation to generation - Elizabeth Peratrovich speaks passionately about the freedoms that are guaranteed to Native people under the Bill of Rights, and more

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