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Booklist Online Exclusive: May 14, 2013

Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience.

Visions, DVD, $29.95.

The decimation of Native Americans “is considered by many to be our American holocaust.” And although the history of Native Americans is covered in this program, the focus is on various Native American role models determined to introduce succeeding generations to their proud heritage. Through archival photographs, contemporary footage, and interviews, the video profiles various persons who have chosen to honor the struggles of their ancestors by courageously overcoming their demons and reconnecting with Indian traditions. The indignities and injustice of “the boarding-school school era,” when children were removed from their homes and sent away to schools where they were denied their language and traditions, is juxtaposed with stirring scenes of modern-day ceremonies. Even if the background music is somewhat distracting, it does not overshadow the inspiring personal journeys. This immersive look at Native American culture stresses the importance of not allowing others to define one’s history.

— Donald Liebenson

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Chief Oren Lyons
“I do not see a delegation for the Four-Footed. I see no seat for the Eagles. We forget, and we consider ourselves superior. But we are, after all, a mere part of Creation. And we must consider to understand where we are. And we stand somewhere between the mountain and the Ant. Somewhere and only there as part and parcel of the Creation.”
Chief White Eagle
“Go forward with courage. When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will. Then act with courage.”
Chief Maquinna
“Once I was in Victoria, and I saw a very large house. They told me it was a bank and that the white men place their money there to be taken care of, and that by and by they got it back with interest. We are Indians, and we have no such bank; but when we have plenty of money or blankets, we give them away to other chiefs and people, and by and by they return them with interest, and our hearts feel good. Our way of giving is our bank.”
Chief Luther Standing Bear
"Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky, and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept us safe among them… The animals had rights – the right of man’s protection, the right to live, the right to multiply, the right to freedom, and the right to man’s indebtedness. This concept of life and its relations filled us with the joy and mystery of living; it gave us reverence for all life; it made a place for all things in the scheme of existence with equal importance to all.”