Canada has, entrenched in our Constitution, a…

The federal government needs to make it clear that recognition of Indigenous rights means that when Indigenous bands and their leadership approve projects, we…

— Erin O'Toole

US law and international human rights law have radically diverged in the past years in terms of the recognition of indigenous people's rights. International…

— Robert A. Williams, Jr

I don't think anyone who's had a casual observation of the Trump administration will suggest that their priority is going to be environment, Indigenous…

— Erin O'Toole

“There is room on this land for all of us and there must also be, after centuries of struggle, room for justice for Indigenous…

— Arthur Manuel

“The global Indigenous cause reached a major milestone in 2007 when the UN General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.…

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Suppose Vietnam could separate itself from the American dominated global system and carry out a successful social and economic development. Then that is very…

— Noam Chomsky

Now is the time to take stock of a painful part of our history. Only then can we move past it. Anything less would…

— Perry Bellegarde

I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for…

— Rigoberta Menchu

“Teachers were powerful enough to kill the indigenous languages: they are not powerful enough to bring them back to life.”

— Andrew Dalby

We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.

— Malcolm Fraser

Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our…

— Steven Biko

“I never learned how to be a woman in this world because I didn't know what it meant to be one. What I learned…

— Elaine Alec

Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are…

— Tim Wise

A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if…

— Daniel Pinchbeck