Vine Deloria Jr. Quotes on Politics
Vine Deloria Jr. This page collects quotes attributed to Vine Deloria Jr. on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Vine Deloria Jr.:
“God is red; the religions of place will outlast the religions of empire.”
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Attributed to Vine Deloria Jr.:
“Sovereignty is not a gift bestowed by another sovereign; it is the original condition of a people.”
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Attributed to Vine Deloria Jr.:
“We are not vanishing; we have always been here.”
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“Foreword to Words of Power: Voices from Indian America (1994), also quoted in "Vine Deloria, Jr." at Indigenous Peoples Literature (2015) by Glen Welker”
Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. Today with an information "superhighway" now looming on the horizon, we are told that a lack of access to information will doom people to a life of meaninglessness — and poverty. As we look around and observe modern industrial society, however, there is n -
“As quoted in "Vine Deloria Jr." by Melissa Lorenz EMuseum @ Minnesota State University, Mankato (2008)”
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, "Ours. -
“Who will find peace with the lands? The future of humankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. Who will listen to the trees, the animals and birds, the voices of the places of the land? As the long forgotten peoples of the respective continents rise and begin to reclaim their ancient heritage, they will discover the meaning of the lands of their ancestors. That is when the invaders of the North American continent will finally discover that for this land, God is red.”
pg. ix -
“Before any final solution to American history can occur, a reconciliation must be effected between the spiritual owner of the land – American Indians – and the political owner of the land – American Whites. Guilt and accusations cannot continue to revolve in a vacuum without some effort at reaching a solution.”
pg. 75