Zebulon Pike Quotes

I enjoyed dressing in Indian clothes. I loved those long, single-piece garments that come down to the knees and the white pyjamas you wear underneath.

Edward Curtis was a photographer in the late 19th century who tried to document the rapidly disappearing Native Americans. He assembled a canon of work which, today, is exemplary and invaluable.

I think a woman looks best in a sari.

In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians; they discovered they lived in America.

The several tribes of Indians inhabiting the regions of the Upper Missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last Letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the Continent.

I am safe in affirming that the proofs of genius given by the Indians of North America place them on a level with whites in the same uncultivated state.

I don't really wear sarees and suits.

When you walk in a saree, you must kick the pleats. It becomes more comfortable that way.

[Woman Walks Ahead] is from me being a very bizarre child. From the age of about 8 to the age of about 15, I was obsessed with Native Americans.

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

From the age of about 8 to the age of about 15, I was obsessed with Native Americans.

My father when I was a kid was so deeply involved with Native Americans, he used to bring home these extraordinary headdresses and pipes.

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

I'm Native American, so the racial thing kind of hits home with me.

The main problem with films is that everybody always thinks of us as a violent people. We are not. We are spiritual. And when you show someone without a sense of humor or families, which is the way you usually see Indians in movies, then they are without a spiritual base and become subhuman.

We say this is a land of immigrants, and we forget that this was a land that belonged to people. And those of us who are new immigrants and those of us who come from generations of immigrants have to realize we are not that much different from one another.

If it were up to me, I would wear a peshwas and a gharara everywhere.

When I'm back home, all I wear is African fabric. All I really rock is the traditional stuff.

Clothing that covers the body can be comfortable or uncomfortable, depending on the fabric. In India I typically wear a full salwaar kameez of cotton, because it is superbly comfortable, and full covering keeps dust off one's limbs and at least diminishes the risk of skin cancer.

Lagos style is fresh and different. Even with the tailors, they get very innovative with their stuff, with the cuts. When my parents used to make the traditional wares, it was a little bit baggy. But now the tailors are able to infuse the European style, making it slim-fit. Lagos style is different, man. Innovative.

I'm just another non-native whose mom told him we were part-Cherokee.

In spite of our agonizing history, Native American people find much to celebrate. The songs, the dances, the culture and traditions surrounding planting and harvests, the prayers that are sent upward for healing and peace, and the welcoming of children into our families, are all reasons for us to keep moving forward with optimism.

Wearing modest clothing is a belief, and I'm not going to say that every Muslim woman is in my shoes, but the majority of us do have a choice.

The elegance of a sari or the flirtiness of a lehenga is matchless.

When I was a kid, everyone wanted to be cowboys and Indians.