Creative Quotations from . . .
Paula Gunn Allen
(1939-____) born on Oct 24
US-American Indian "poet, writer". "Her Pueblo/Sioux background is expressed in her poetry collections that include "The Blind Lion," 1974 and "Skins and Bones," 1988."
 
   
F
We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life."

R
An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing.
A
"For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred."
N
"Breath is life, and the intermingling of breaths is the purpose of good living. This is in essence the great principle on which all productive living must rest . . .; in this way each individual life may also be fulfilled."
K
"Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to forget."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Words of Women Quotations for Success," by Power Dynamics Publishing, 1997."
R: ""The Sacred Hoop," 1986."
A: "In "Words of Women Quotations for Success," by Power Dynamics Publishing, 1997."
N: ""The Sacred Hoop," 1986."
K: "In "Words of Women Quotations for Success," by Power Dynamics Publishing, 1997."



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