Red Haircrow Quotes

#1. I continue to be surprised by judgmental native stereotypes and apathy, but if I wasn't that would mean I'd become accustomed and tolerant. I don't want to stop being surprised. I just want them to stop.

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#2. Whatever your difficulty, whatever your hardship in life: Dance and make the song you sing your prayer. Sing it courageously, and with each step strengthen yourself with the knowledge and wisdom of your elders, so that whatever next happens, you can survive and not lose your rhythm.

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#3. I write to believe in goodness.

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#4. Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

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#5. I welcome questions. I hate assumptions.

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#6. You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.

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#7. Understand indigenous healing will also heal other nations and peoples. We've all been living on broken ugly systems built on genocide and slavery. Strengthening and empowering others, in whatever capacity, also helps the self.

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#8. Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover from the emotion spent before I begin a new story. My characters are aspects of my life. I have to respectfully and carefully move between them.

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