“. . . we are souls. We have bodies, which are just temporary houses for our souls. . .The body is a container.” SoulSpiritSpiritual WisdomSoulsBody And Mind Book:Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition Source: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition
“Ezra, some people think growth only happens in the spring. Plants grow in the spring. People grow in the spring of their lives. But growth is more than a springtime flood, it’s a dance. Dance in all your seasons, my boy, and play the music loud.” Inspiring Book:Where Wolves Don't Die Source: Where Wolves Don't Die
“For some people, fear and loss close their hearts, leaving them guarded and lonely and disconnected. But somehow, they opened me.” Loss Book:Where Wolves Don't Die Source: Where Wolves Don't Die
“Here in the United States, very little effort has been made to voice formal apologies, make reparations, or pass political mandates about education. Yet this country was founded in part by genocidal policies directed at Native Americans and the enslavement of Black people. Both of these things are morally repugnant. Still I love my country. In fact, it is because I love my country that I want to make sure the mistakes of our past do not get repeated. We cannot afford to cover over the dark chapters of our history, as we have for decades upon decades. It is time for that to stop.” HistorySlaveryAmerican HistoryColumbusNative AmericansSlavery In The United StatesSlavery In AmericaAmerican IndiansNative American GenocideUnited States History Book:Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition Source: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition
“I never set foot inside Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Haskell, Tomah, Kamloops, or Brandon—not as a student and not even as a visitor. But I’ve been fighting the demons they unleashed my whole life. We all have.” Residential Schools Book:Where Wolves Don't Die Source: Where Wolves Don't Die