“The government is merely a screen for the rich corporations,” Swan said. “They have the money to buy people off, they have the money to send people in to disrupt.

“We’re survivors of abuse as women, as is Mother Earth, as is Grandmother Moon.”
Speaking of the importance of the American Indian Movement, Swan said she takes her actions seriously and holds herself accountable.
“We’re caretakers, we are up against the destroyers.”
“We are told to not take more than we need, because there are future generations that are coming that will be hungry.”