There is a kind of certainty that seems to characterize Jared Smith's best work, an understanding about place … - Joseph Bruchac

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When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah.

Joseph Bruchac

There is a kind of certainty that seems to characterize Jared Smith's best work, an understanding about place and the flow of spirit that makes you think of Thoreau along with a commitment as fierce as that of Pablo Neruda.

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It is important to understand that there are many different ways of seeing the world and expressing the wisdom of Native belief. . . No one voice speaks for all voices.

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The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly--we only think it does. The motion of drawing back a bow and sending an arrow straight into a target takes only a split second, but it is a skill many years in the making. So it is with a life, anyone's life.

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The best teachers have shown me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly - we only think it does.

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There are many people who could claim and learn from their Indian ancestry, but because of the fear their parents and grandparents knew, because of past and present prejudice against Indian people, that part of their heritage is clouded or denied.

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We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs.

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