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The Indian is a human being.

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.

I don't like this romanticization of Indian people in which Indian people are looked at as spiritual saviors, as people who have always taken care of the land. We're human beings. But I think different cultures have developed different aspects of humanness.

I don't want to participate in traditional Indian religious ceremonies - dance in a sun dance or pray in a sweat lodge or go on a vision quest with the help of a medicine man. The power of these ceremonies has an appeal, but I'm content with what little religion I already have.

The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand.

We need to pray for our brethren around the world.

The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack.

The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.

I say a little prayer every time I see a race. I say a little prayer that the riders and the horses will be okay.

People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities.