When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, Ours.
Vine Deloria Jr Quotes
Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who have already been there.
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| Birth: | 26th March, 1933 |
| Death: | 13th November, 2005 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Activist, Author, Historian, Theologian |
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Vine Victor Deloria, Jr. was an American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist. He was widely known for his book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, which helped generate national attention to Native American issues in the same year as the Alcatraz-Red Power Movement.
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