Whatever their reasons, Hollywood, or the entertainment industry, is saying something about Indians. I don't see the rest of the media knocking down any doors to do that. John Trudell doorentertainmenthollywood 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
Every song I've ever written always starts with the words because I want the music to be the musical extension of the feelings of the words, and not the words being the emotional extension of the feeling of the music. John Trudell emotionalextensionfeeling 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
You go back and you read your Constitution. You read your Declaration of Independence. And you will see that the only people who could decide these freedoms were white males who owned property, and all the rest of us were excluded. John Trudell backconstitutiondecide share on social
For decades, my identity was political, but I've come to understand that there's no political solution when you're dealing with someone else's rules. John Trudell dealdecadehave Change image and 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
