None but the Indians have ever lived in this country, and they exist only as a part of it. They have never attempted to assert themselves, but have grown up in it like trees. It is their food, their drink, their religion, and their life. Their songs and prayers are for all of the earth, the sky, and the rain. They never struggle with it , but use it to help them only as part of themselves. They pass through it silently, leaving as little trace as sunlight through wind.
-- DONALD JOHN HALL