News at Eleven: "It's the idea that land is part

of all things, and that land is a part of the concept of the wholistic nature of all creation. Land and its abilities sustain life; people and their abilities sustain life. This is an Indigenous world view."

If you talk to [Simon] Ortiz long enough (and it just takes a few moments) you'll hear his mantra of "land, culture, and community," and you'll also hear him refer often to language--how his two languages inform his perception of the world.

from Arizona State University News: Simon Ortiz creates 'A Poetic Legacy'

~~~~~~~~~~~