Quotes by Dennis Banks

• I'm on this road for the rest of my life.
• When we arrived in Japan in 1988, we were not prepared for the overwhelming support shown to us.
• To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides.
• The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.
• The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.
• Many young Japanese were hearing for the first time the words of Native people from the West.
• Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us.
• When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then.
• Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow.
• It also called upon traditional people in the Four Directions to strengthen the healing ceremonies and asked people to heed the warnings of Mother Earth.
• In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.
• In 1967 the last Unity Caravan was held.
• I have a Father's Day every day.
• Every man should see the birth of his children.
• Even the people who come our way look upon us in amazement, that we run only for the healing of Mother Earth.
• And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing.
• In 1978, the tradition of running from village to village with a message was revived. that first run was from Davis to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles.
• It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways.