“For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.” ProcessAbilityShareCreationCreaturesAll ThingsSacredIndianOngoingAmerican Indian Book:The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions Source: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions
“We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life.” IdeasUnderstandingLandFundamentalsIndianAmerican Indian Book:The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions Source: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions
“Humor is widely used by Indians to deal with life. Indian gatherings are marked by laughter and jokes, many directed at the horrors of history, at the continuing impact of colonization, and at the biting knowledge that living as an exile in one's own land necessitates. . . . Certainly the time frame we presently inhabit has much that is shabby and tricky to offer; and much that needs to be treated with laughter and ironic humor.” NeedsUsedDealsLandHorrorOffersLaughterJokesImpactTreatedIndianIronicContinuingGatheringExileTrickyAmerican IndianBitingColonizationShabby Author:Paula Gunn Allen
