84 Quotes by Winona LaDuke

I don’t understand all the nuances of the women’s movement. But I do understand that there are feminists who want to challenge the dominant paradigm, not only of patriarchy, but of where the original wealth came from and the relationship of that wealth to other peoples and the earth. That is the only way that that I think you can really get to the depth of the problem.

Another thing is, people lose perspective. It is a cultural trait in America to think in terms of very short time periods. My advice is: learn history. Take responsibility for history. Recognise that sometimes things take a long time to change. If you look at your history in this country, you find that for most rights, people had to struggle. People in this era forget that and quite often think they are entitled, and are weary of struggling over any period of time

I find that I have more allies on the left than on the right, and that is because the left is, by and large, filled with people who are challenging the present paradigm and power structure. I’m interested in totally transforming the structure that exists now, because it is not sustainable.

The United States - you know, native people are large landowners, but the military has a huge chunk of our territories. And in those, there are a number of places that are our sacred sites.

In most of America, it seems you don't matter if you're not between 25 and 50.

The thing about being an Indian person is that you feel most at home with your own people.

Actually, I consider myself to be pretty politically conservative.

America is so accustomed to some depiction of native people that is entirely racist, and there's a perception that that is okay.

I'm Harvard-educated; I'm an economist by training. I'm an author, a journalist, as well as being active in community development.