Those traumas when it comes to the historical past generation to generation; our children, our grandchildren, our future grandchildren learn these behaviors.
ADAM BEACHWe have to know that they exist and we have to take care of those traumas and learn to heal from them.
More Adam Beach Quotes
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Growing up with sexual abuse and having to be in gangs and dealing with my own trauma; finding the cultural identity when I was 16, and learning those traditional ways saved me from hurting myself.
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He was out with his friends drinking and on medication for depression, and he didn’t come out of the water alive.
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When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations,
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It’s what we put in our minds and our hearts to succeed. And success isn’t about money.
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I was able to express certain emotions and feelings that I could put into other characters, so it was a good way for me to run away from ho I personally was.
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Success isn’t about the biggest house in the world. Success is about loving your family, taking care of your child.
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Well to me growing, up I’ve had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned.
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We [Native Americans] respect being human beings, but also the natural and spiritual world and I thought that came across wonderfully
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Ever since I started acting, I’ve always spoken to our people about identity. I’ve spoken to kids, telling them: “Where do I get my strength to push through the barriers to get me where I’m at today? It’s my culture and my traditions, you know?
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I have a tendency get a little worked up. So I was interested in learning more about the complicated conflict and decided I would lend some of my time and energy to do so.
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I carry two traditional pipes and I sing my songs and pray that us as human beings treat each other with respect. So when it came to trying to portray a connection on screen, that’s what you see.
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I could be a ninja, I could be a pirate or I could be in a play y’know.
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This movie shows that perspective from Scott’s character, and I love it. It shows the American Indians as the ones who respect and help out when people are needed. It’s a nice little twist.
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I’m not gonna fall. I’m tired of falling. I’m tired of seeing our people fall. I don’t believe in failure.
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And I hope a lot of people get a sense of that; not to take away that we also have that warrior spirit.
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