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We Indians Do Not Teach That There Is Only One God. We Know That Everything Has Power, Including The Most Inanimate, Inconsequential Things. Stones Have Power. A Blade Of Grass Has Power. Trees And Clouds And All Our Relatives In The Insect And Animal World Have Power. We Believe We Must Respect That Power By Acknowledging It's Presence. By Honoring The Power Of The Spirits In That Way, It Becomes Our Power As Well. It Protects Us.

I've Always Considered Myself A Man Of Integrity As A Leader Of The American Indian Movement And Of Indian People. I Will Stand That Test Against Anyone At Anytime, Anywhere.

Indians In America Are Yet To Be Considered Human Beings, Even Though The Pope Issued A Papal Bull In 1898 That Declared Us To Be Human Beings. But To Show You The Institutional Racism, The Sports Teams Are Still Using The Indians As Mascots.

The Only Way You Can Be Free Is To Know Is That You Are Worthwhile As A Distinct Human Being.

The One Thing I've Always Maintained Is That I'm An American Indian. I'm Not Politically Correct.