“I think that it’s one of the few truly effective mediums we have to help create and initiate social change. If real stories are told through film I think it can play a strong role. We really can’t depend on any institution to tell us what is going on…The reality is there and I think it emerges through the population through their culture and art.” – On how film can help change society.
“I like the film. I think they did a good job. They laid my history in the context of a larger history. I’m really comfortable with that, rather than something just about me.” – On Trudell documentary film.
“It’s about a perception of reality that is based upon the spiritual responsibilities of life. I think that the outside culture has had this perception of reality taken away from them. They didn’t lose it; it was taken away from them…I call it the consciousness of life. Now we’ve been surrounded by a mindset of fear, death and sedation.” – On American Indian culture. “Our cultural identity is stronger. It made our spirit stronger. … It rekindled the spirit in some kind of way. I think that’s the most significant gain that was made.” – On social movements of the 1970s having a positive effect on the life of American Indians today.~