"One way that they [Kachinas] can be thought of is if you think of the entire earth as being one being and we as small…"

"I think it's impossible to be governed with any sense of integrity when you don't recognize each other and have no ob…"

"What a lot of people don't realize is there were a number of revolts against the Spanish mission by the Indians. But …"

"the way I think of it-now I don't really know where the poems or where the art comes from, I don't know where the ima…"

"We are parts of the earth that walk around and have individual consciousness for awhile and then go back."

"This is a plural society and all of us have to work at it a little bit to get the full flavor of the society."

"I would much rather be respected by the Indian community through my writing than to have my books reviewed in the New…"

"if Indians are left out of every other class on the university campus, even where they are pertinent-for example, lea…"

"(Could you describe your writing process?) Well, I explained it one time, on radio, as the sensation of being sick in…"

"anywhere in America, if you take a university-level course on American history or American literature, particularly i…"