I Do Not Want To Be Civilized.

Indians In America Are Yet To Be Considered Human Beings, Even Though The Pope Issued A Papal Bull In 1898 That Declared Us To Be Human Beings. But To Show You The Institutional Racism, The Sports Teams Are Still Using The Indians As Mascots.

I Find Freedom To Be The Most Important Issue Facing Any Human Being Today, Because Without Freedom, Then Life Is Pointless. The More Dependent You Become On Centralized Power, The More Easily You Are Lead Around.

It Takes A Strong Effort On The Part Of Each American Indian Not To Become Europeanized. The Strength For This Effort Can Only Come From The Traditional Ways, The Traditional Values That Our Elders Retain.

I Do Not Want To Be Civilized. I Want To Be Liberated.

Being Is A Spiritual Proposition. Gaining Is A Material Act. Traditionally, American Indians Have Always Attempted To Be The Best People They Could. Part Of That Spiritual Process Was And Is To Give Away Wealth, To Discard Wealth In Order Not To Gain.