“Although my grandmother lived out her long life in the shadow of Rainy Mountian, the immense landscape of the continental interior lay like memory in her blood” LongMemoriesBloodShadowLaysLandscapeGrandmotherImmenseInteriorsMy GrandmotherLong LifeRainyContinental Book:The Way to Rainy Mountain Source: The Way to Rainy Mountain
“They have assumed the names and gestures of their enemies, but have held on to their own, secret souls; and in this there is a resistance and an overcoming, a long outwaiting.” LongSoulNamesSecretEnemyOvercomingResistanceGestures Book:Conversations with N. Scott Momaday Source: Conversations with N. Scott Momaday
“The turn of the century was the lowest point for the devastation of Indian culture by disease and persecution, and it's a wonder to me that they survived it and have not only maintained their identity, but are actually growing stronger in some ways. The situation is still very bad, especially in certain geographical areas, but there are more Indians going to school, more Indians becoming professional people, more Indians assuming full responsibility in our society. We have a long way to go, but we're making great strides.” PeopleWayLongStillsSchoolCertainTurnsCultureResponsibilitySituationWonderGrowingCenturyIdentityBecomingDiseaseAreasStrongerAssumingIndianOur SocietySurvivedLowestPersecutionLong WayStrideAmerican IndianDevastationIndian CultureLong Way To GoLowest PointGrowing Stronger Author:N. Scott Momaday
“I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable. If we are to realize and maintain our humanity, we must come to a moral comprehension of earth and air as it is perceived in the long turn of seasons and of years.” IfsWayYearsLooksLongEarthHumanityTurnsGivenRealizingBrainMoralAirBloodLandSeasonsPossessionLandscapeIsolationComprehensionUnimaginable Author:N. Scott Momaday
