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" When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art. "

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" When I left politics in the early Eighties and started writing and recording, my idea was that I could have an influence further down into other generations. That Natives could come into the culture through arts and music. "

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