"I focused on American Indians because my grandmother had studied and written about American Indians. Her doctoral thesis work was with the Pawnee in Oklahoma.
(The Lost Universe by Gene Weltfish)
"What I vibed to when I was in college was Native American spirituality.
I read a book called “Black Elk Speaks”
It’s the autobiography of one of the men who was at Little Bighorn.
He tells his life story and it leads up to the day of the battle against Custard and what happened from his point of view.
He knew Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull and [others].
His spiritual journey is what really grabs you as you read it.
He talks about universal love and peace.
And his experience of the holy spirit is just so pure, it feels like there is no dogma between him and God, it’s just an open channel."
(Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt)
“The Teachings of Don Juan” were written by an anthropologist Carlos Castaneda.
He met this Indian shaman who introduced him to peyote, mushrooms, and other practices.
And he wrote about it all.
It became very popular because it spoke to what a lot of people were experiencing with LSD."
(The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda)
"Native people didn’t habitually lie.
Why would you lie?
Why would you try to trick me?
They did't rock that."
"As you become more immersed in thinking about what that way of life must’ve been like you suddenly realize... [what a relief].
What a relief to be among people who were trying to live the best life they could at any given moment and not obsessed with accumulating wealth."
