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'Juan de Jesus Pino'-Navajo

"The white people who are trying to make us over into their image,they want us to be what they call assimilated, bringing the Indians into the mainstream and destroying our own way of life and our own cultural patterns. They believe we should be contented like those whose concept of happiness is materialistic and greedy, which is very different from our way. We want freedom from the white man rather than to be integrated. We don't want any part of the establishment, we want to be free to raise our children in our religion, in our ways, to be able to hunt and fish and to live in peace. We don't want power, we don't want to be congressmen,bankers, we want to be ourselves. We want to have our heritage, because we are the owners of this land and because we belong here. The white man says there is freedom and justice for all. We have had 'freedom and justice',and that is why we have been almost exterminated. We shall not forget this."

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Joke Schotting 05 Oct 2007

Awesome drawing Karen!!!

Jessica Courtley-Rose 04 Oct 2007

This is so wonderul and your quote and very touching! My husband is part Cherokee and Blackfoot and we are teaching our son about his hertiage. Thanks so much for all your art!

Robin Brown 04 Oct 2007

Karen, your work is simply beyond words. I need to read a dictionary to find new words to leave a worthy comment. XX

Mary Janosik 04 Oct 2007

Excellent portrait, Karen!! I never get tired of seeing your work!! When did he say this!! I would love to be able to live the way he describes....living with nature!!

helen tyralik 04 Oct 2007

good pencil work