Q'orianka Kilcher Quotes

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

Being Native American, we were different than everybody else, but I never felt like I was different.

I've got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I'd like even more.

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 have a real interest in working with younger Native artists. I think it's a very important way for Native people to communicate the realities of our culture and remember our ancestors.

I'm Cherokee, and there were times when social expansion was something that is needed by a cultural group or a national group.

In many respects, I think 'Bless Me, Ultima' is a novel about the indigenous.

The typical Western is kind of a good-guy/bad-guy thing, and that's great, but initially when I heard about 'Into the West,' and what I love about it is it delves into both sides of our cultural past, and it puts more of a human face on the Native Americans.

I think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It's all part of the package.

Everyone who's born in the Western Hemisphere is a Native American. We are all Native Americans.

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 love my heritage both as someone who grew up as a Muslim and as an Indian - it's part of who I am and I would never deny it.

The one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian. I'm not politically correct.

Instead of kids just hearing about beads and baskets and fringe, and about what 'was' and 'were,' we present Native American culture as a living contemporary culture.

Chicanos and running water are endlessly fascinating. I can watch them all day.

I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.

I have long hair because I'm American Indian. I'm an Oklahoma boy, and I'm very proud of my heritage.

I have four relatively small children, and around fourth grade, they start doing big projects on Native Americas: everything is Native Americans in elementary school. Do you know how many Native American dresses I've sewn, on and on; it's a full yearlong study. And then never again. As journalists, we never even cover Native Americans.

My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.

I have built my world through Native American mythology.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

I'm Native American, so it's in my blood to always want brothers and friends. I'm a good brotherhood guy.

I grew up partially in Switzerland but mostly in Australia. I lived in Kakadu for a short time - it's an Aboriginal community. My best friend growing up was Aboriginal. She taught me so much.

I have a high regard for Native languages and the pivotal role they have played in our nation's history.

We, as Americans, at least - I mean, I love my country - but we're so self-righteous sometimes, in terms of, like, our nationality, our country. But we're people from somewhere else; the true 'Americans' are the original peoples. It's funny, but we're a very territorial species.