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I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.

Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us.

It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.

I have made sense of my life by developing an ability to analyze Mainstream American Cultural Artifacts.

I think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It's all part of the package.

In the John Wayne movies, the Indians were savages that were trying to scalp you. That culture has really suffered because of the stereotype you see in those westerns.

As kids, we had no clue about the racial stuff that seemed to preoccupy adults. We just enjoyed our life as kids.

The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American.

For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.

Jazz, rock and roll, movies and comics are the culture of America.