Dennis Banks Quotations

In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.

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 Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.

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

Every man should see the birth of his children

I have a Father's Day every day

And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing.

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.

When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then.