Ralph Goff Quotes
With it we can create our own destiny. It’s a sovereignty issue. It’s our land, and we’ll do what we want with it.
Context
Justifying selling part of the reservation as a waste dump to the distress of neighbors:
Topics
Control
Destiny
Empowerment
Freedom, Liberty
Independence
Indians / Native Americans or Canadians
Land
Ownership
Sovereignty
Autonomy
Environmentalists, Environmentalism
Land Rights
Self-Determination
Self-Reliance
Self Rule
Self-Sufficiency
Waste Disposal, Garbage Disposal, Waste Management
Minorities & Women
Self-Governance
Citations
Ralph Goff, Tribal Chairman, Campo Band of Mission Indians, Quoted in American Heritage, July/August 1996
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