In the present, the way benevolence is expressed is in conceptualizing the Native as a historical relic; US people have to be… — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Copy Share Image
If one looks into the genealogies of many 'old families,' one discovers episodes of slave trafficking, bootlegging, gun running, opium trading, falsified… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Throughout every presidency since the heist of our country from indigenous peoples, the black American experience has been exceptional in its discomfort.… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
And what they believe in real life is complicated. Theodor Koch-Grunberg wrote in his diary that indigenous peoples in the Amazon see… — Tom Cole Copy Share Image
“The fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
Cultural survival is not about preservation, sequestering indigenous peoples in enclaves like some sort of zoological specimens. Change itself does note destroy… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
I am deeply gladdened that 1993 has been delcared the International Year of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations. It is the… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
“The individual rights of many are at stake. The collective rights of many peoples to their culture are also at stake. I… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share Image
“People acquire a right to property by giving it value - which Locke makes very clear means exchange value. This had vast… — Ellen Meiksins Wood Copy Share Image
“Of all of society's institutions, education has brought us to the current state of poor relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples; but… — Murray Sinclair Copy Share Image
Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Using the latest in science and technology to shatter today's economic paradigm of 'insatiable individuals competing for scarce resources,' Planetary Citizenship brings… — Rebecca Adamson Copy Share Image
One of the movements we have developed is to say that, just as intellectual property rights protect the inventions of individuals, common… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples.… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
“By comparison, the dispossession and destruction of Indigenous populations—which the Society, for one, consistently linked to slavery—was largely ignored by the public.… — Stefanos Geroulanos Copy Share Image
The true essence of reconciliation is more than making friends with nonindigenous people. Our motto is united Australia, one that respects the… — Jackie Huggins Copy Share Image
“Adams has shown a nearly inexhaustible desire, leavened with an equal amount of sheer talent- five decades' worth and counting- in an… — David E. Wilkins Copy Share Image
“Before Columbus, Holmberg believed, both the people and the land had no real history. Stated so baldly, this notion-that the indigenous peoples… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
For Indigenous peoples , the impact of separating us from our heritage goes directly to the heart that pumps life through our… — Mick Dodson Copy Share Image
“Now many of us celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (instead of or along with Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, Family Feud and/or Family Fun and… — Shellen Lubin Copy Share Image
We cannot allow some people to be left at the back of the human rights bus... We must ensure the rights of… — Matthew Coon Come Copy Share Image
Sensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
The idea of regularly acknowledging our indebtedness to the natural world and giving thanks for the many gifts we receive from it,… — Charlie Cook Copy Share Image
“The global Indigenous cause reached a major milestone in 2007 when the UN General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Rights of… — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Copy Share Image
If you're an Indian, you could be very anxious about some of the Supreme Court's decisions, some of the decisions of policy… — Robert A. Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
The media and politics have never allowed our people to speak through them. The absolute marginalization of the indigenous peoples is a… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
We must respect each other's right to choose a collective destiny, and the opportunity to develop the legal and political rights for… — Jackie Huggins Copy Share Image
