In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise the kids…

- Paula Gunn Allen

Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars, molecules, microscopic entities all come in communities. The singular cannot in reality exist.

- Paula Gunn Allen

There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social …

- Paula Gunn Allen

Truth, acceptance of the truth, is a shattering experience. It shatters the binding shroud of culture trance. It rips apart smugness, arrogance, supe…

- Paula Gunn Allen

Healing the self means committing ourselves to a wholehearted willingness to be what and how we are-beings frail and fragile, strong and passionate, …

- Paula Gunn Allen

The root of oppression is the loss of memory.

- Paula Gunn Allen

We are the land. To the best of my understanding, that is the fundamental idea that permeates American Indian life.

- Paula Gunn Allen

Human beings need to belong to a tradition and equally need to know about the world in which they find themselves.

- Paula Gunn Allen

For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.

- Paula Gunn Allen