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Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life QUOTES

Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life QUOTES

1 " To understand American Indians is to understand America. This is the story of the paradoxically least and most American place in the twenty-first century. Welcome to the Rez. "

― David Treuer , Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

2 " That Native American cultures are imperiled is important and not just to Indians. It is important to everyone, or should be. When we lose cultures, we lose American plurality -- the productive and lovely discomfort that true difference brings. "

― David Treuer , Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

3 " That Native American cultures are imperiled is important and not just to Indians. It is important to everyone, or should be. When we lose cultures, we lose American plurality—the productive and lovely discomfort that true difference brings. "

― David Treuer , Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

4 " I feel that I owe my life to them and I set out to write a book that reflects this, reflects the debt I owe them, and does them honor. "

― David Treuer , Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

5 " As of today, on Leech Lake, like many other reservations, the tribe owns roughly 4 percent of the land within the reservation boundaries. The rest of the land is divided among county, state, federal, corporate, and private owners. "

― David Treuer , Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life