In Iroquois Society, Leaders Are Encouraged To

The Secret Of Our Success Is That We Never, Never Give Up.

In Iroquois Society, Leaders Are Encouraged To Remember Seven Generations In The Past And Consider Seven Generations In The Future When Making Decisions That Affect The People.

Growth Is A Painful Process. If We’re Ever Going To Collectively Begin To Grapple With The Problems That We Have Collectively, We’re Going To Have To Move Back The Veil And Deal With Each Other On A More Human Level.

Western Movies Always Seemed To Show Indian Women Washing Clothes At The Creek And Men With A Tomahawk Or Spear In Their Hands, Adorned With Lots Of Feathers. That Image Has Stayed In Some People's Minds. Many Think We're Either Visionaries, `noble Savages,' Squaw Drudges Or Tragic Alcoholics. We're Very Rarely Depicted As Real People Who Have Greater Tenacity In Terms Of Trying To Hang On To Our Culture And Values System Than Most People.

I Want To Be Remembered As The Person Who Helped Us Restore Faith In Ourselves.