Floyd Red Crow Westerman Quotes
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I would like to quote a very prejudicial doctrine that was handed down by the Supreme Court in 1823. It said that the Indian Nations do not have title to their lands because they weren't Christians. That the first Christian Nations to discover an area of heathen lands has the absolute title. This doctrine should be withdrawn and renounced to establish a new basis for relationship between indigenous peoples and other peoples of the world.
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The Clan Mothers ran everything and had the last word. I think that's the answer.
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If you know your ceremonies and culture you'll know where the offense takes place
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There is an ancient Indian saying that something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it. My people have come to trust memory over history. Memory, like fire, is radiant and immutable while history serves only those who seek to control it, those who douse the flame of memory in order to put out the dangerous fire of truth. Beware these men for they are dangerous themselves and unwise. Their false history is written in the blood of those who might remember and of those who seek the truth.
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Floyd Red Crow Westerman
- Born: August 17, 1936
- Died: December 13, 2007
- Occupation: Musician
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