becoming good ancestors to future generations
We illuminate American Indian and Indigenous culture, the place of American Indian and Indigenous peoples in today’s world, and the changing demands of American Indian and Indigenous peoples in the pursuit of cross-cultural diversity.
Indigenous Studies at MSU
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Paula Gunn Allen
![Our actions today [...] are guided by our reflection on our ancestors’ perspectives and on our desire to be good ancestors ourselves to future generations. Kyle Whyte](https://aiis.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2021/08/Headshot-IMG_2337-150x150.png)
Kyle Whyte
![If a person wanted to get to the moon, there was a way; [...] it depended on whether you knew the story of how others before you had gone. Leslie Marmon Silko](https://aiis.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2021/08/920919c675c3a5892455e081ee4a45ea-150x150.png)
Leslie Marmon Silko
![The future of [humankind] lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. Vine Deloria Jr.](https://aiis.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2021/08/Vine_Deloria-150x150.png)
Vine Deloria Jr.
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