“You see, my brother, that the ruler has given us all that we need; the buffalo for food and clothing; the corn to eat with our dried meat; bows, arrows, knives and hoes; all the implements we need for killing meat, for cultivating the ground. We do not want your presents, and we do not want you to come into our country” (Nabokov, p. 40).
Nabokov, Peter: Native American Testimony, New York: Penguin Group, 1999
Wow, powerful statement!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that and thought it was a great quote as well. It makes perfect sense.
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