Warning: Undefined array key "visitor_referer_type" in /var/www/vhosts/wordinf.com/core/app/libraries/Core.php on line 98
Alanis Obomsawin - The old people were concerned that...
The old people were concerned that because we were putting their oral stories into another form, I was taking their spirit away. They thought it would damage or even kill the oral tradition. (Alanis Obomsawin)

The old people were concerned that because we were putting their oral stories into another form, I was taking their spirit away. They thought it would damage or even kill the oral tradition.

Alanis Obomsawin

Related topics

damage form kill oral people putting spirit taking thought tradition

Related quotes

I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal. View quote
Milton Friedman
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. View quote
John Lennon
Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. View quote
John Muir
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. View quote
Mark Twain
We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule. View quote
Hashemi Rafsanjani