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The preamble to the U.S. Constitution declares its intent to be to "secure the blessings of liberty, to ourselves, and our posterity." In reality, U.S. laws have been transformed by corporate interests to cater to elite interests in society.

— Winona LaDuke

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Today, on a worldwide scale, we remain in the same situation as one hundred years ago, only with less land and fewer people.

Speech at NGO Forum (1995)

I haven't seen anyone improve on the tepee-you can have a fire inside it, and you can love it.

Speech (1999)

If private property has found safe haven in the Fifth Amendment, where is common property equally protected?

A Seventh Generation Agreement (1996)

I am fully aware of how little an American education teaches you about Native people.

Speech (1999)

A house is more than a shelter: It is home, it is something that reflects you.

Speech (1999)

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