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The peculiar thing that he said was, all of our chiefs die on the road. And what he was talking about was, we must all bear up and know that we will all pass away, but it's important to keep these things alive and to give your life to the protection of these ideals.

— Barry Lopez

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In the west, we believe we are the most progressive and socially just, but a lot of that is just a hopeful illusion.

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