Indigenous Peoples Day

“I promised myself a long time ago that I would lead an interesting life.” – Sacheen Littlefeather

“History is a narrative; it’s a collection of stories sanctioned by the ruling power, and reinforced through words and images that suit them. That was the whole point of taking on history painting: to authorize these moments that have been swept under the rug for generations.” – Kent Monkman

“We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine, at least, completely, who and what, and that we are. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.”- N. Scott Momaday

“Things which do not grow and change are dead things.” – Louise Erdrich

“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.” – Wilma Mankiller

“He who stands lives; he who sits perishes.” – Māori proverb

“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.” – Black Elk

“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph

“If we must die, we die defending our rights.” – Sitting Bull

“Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.” – Tecumseh