"The Original Sin occurred the minute Europe touched Native shores in North America and South America."

W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne)

"Mascots, stereotypes of Native people lower the self-esteem of Native youth."

Amanda Blackhorse (Diné)

"This country doesn’t do anything voluntarily in terms of granting human rights. It comes through movements."

Prof. James Riding In (Pawnee)