When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art. John Trudell artcultureinstitution Change image and share on social
One Earth, one mother - one does not sell the Earth. John Trudell earthmothersell Change image and share on social
The average human being in America is going through some sort of hard times - physical, emotional, psychological. Everybody's carrying a bit of bone days in them. John Trudell americaaveragebite Change image and share on social
I find there is room in music to talk with music. It may expand ways people can participate with music. It doesn't sound hokey or like some kind of voice-over. John Trudell expandfindhokey Change image and share on social
I am just a human being trying to make it in a world that is rapidly losing its understanding of being human. John Trudell humanlosemake Change image and share on social
I'm a member of the American Indian Movement, and I'm from the indigenous nations of the Western Hemisphere. John Trudell americanhemisphereindian Change image and share on social
There have been some positive things that have happened for the tribes, but it's a constant, vigilant fight about protecting what resources we have in terms of land and rights. John Trudell constantfighthappen Change image and share on social
I don't write as much now as I used to, but I write. The lines still come, maybe periodically, and I'll go through these little bursts of time where I write a lot of things then a long period of time where maybe I don't write anything. John Trudell burstlinelong share on social
For us, it's a matter of just staying alive and getting the best deal we can now. Eventually, this will all straighten out. It may be two generations away or 10 generations away, but time is irrelevant in that sense. As long as we, as a people, stay alive, we will survive. John Trudell alivedealeventually share on social
When I left politics in the early Eighties and started writing and recording, my idea was that I could have an influence further down into other generations. That Natives could come into the culture through arts and music. John Trudell artcultureearly share on social
