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title: "Best Indigenous Quotations"
description: "Browse 425 Indigenous quotes by 282 authors. Discover the best Indigenous sayings and thoughts."
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> [Around the continent, governments worry that indigenous groups are fertile ground for extremist, terrorist groups. We are trying to make sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada/around-the-continent-governments-worry-that-indigenous-groups-are/)

[Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada/)

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> [Various Turkish people invaded southwest Asia during the Middle Ages and carved an empire for themselves from lands occupied by the indigenous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shimkus/various-turkish-people-invaded-southwest-asia-during-the-middle-ages/)

[John Shimkus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shimkus/)

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> [Indigenous people in films, it's all, like, nose flutes and panpipes and, you know, people talking to ghosts... which I hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taika-waititi/indigenous-people-in-films-it-s-all-like-nose-flutes-and-panpipes-and/)

[Taika Waititi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taika-waititi/)

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> [No climate plan can leave workers and communities behind nor trample the rights of Indigenous communities. Canadians must have opportunity and income…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jagmeet-singh/no-climate-plan-can-leave-workers-and-communities-behind-nor-trample/)

[Jagmeet Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jagmeet-singh/)

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> [Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marguerite-gardiner-countess-of-blessington/our-weaknesses-are-the-indigenous-produce-of-our-characters-but-our/)

[Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marguerite-gardiner-countess-of-blessington/)

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> [Biopiracy (is) biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vandana-shiva/biopiracy-is-biological-theft-illegal-collection-of-indigenous-plants/)

[Vandana Shiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vandana-shiva/)

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> [We live in an age that's repeating itself endlessly. We're getting closer again to the techno-chic world we saw in Atlantis that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/we-live-in-an-age-that-s-repeating-itself-endlessly-we-re-getting/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [The feeling that dreams show us the real nature of reality is something that's shared by many indigenous groups around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-krippner/the-feeling-that-dreams-show-us-the-real-nature-of-reality-is/)

[Stanley Krippner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-krippner/)

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> [I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quincy-jones/i-only-hope-that-one-day-america-will-recognize-what-the-rest-of-the/)

[Quincy Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quincy-jones/)

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> [Nebraska was home to indigenous peoples for centuries. It became a state in 1867, and has produced an important literary figure, Willa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/nebraska-was-home-to-indigenous-peoples-for-centuries-it-became-a/)

[Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/)

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> [My reluctance to enter any relationship with men has been affected by the fact that many Aboriginal men are very wounded and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-dumont/my-reluctance-to-enter-any-relationship-with-men-has-been-affected-by/)

Marilyn Dumont

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> [Argentina is really in a different category because they butchered all their Indian or indigenous people in the war of the desert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gimlette/argentina-is-really-in-a-different-category-because-they-butchered/)

[John Gimlette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gimlette/)

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> [We have people that live in rural remote communities. They live in Indigenous communities in Queensland up to the Torres Strait and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annastacia-palaszczuk/we-have-people-that-live-in-rural-remote-communities-they-live-in/)

[Annastacia Palaszczuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annastacia-palaszczuk/)

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> [“I never learned how to be a woman in this world because I didn't know what it meant to be one. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-alec/i-never-learned-how-to-be-a-woman-in-this-world-because-i-didn-t-know/)

Elaine Alec

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> [Tradition has to be retaken by the liberal forces, so that they can show their values of tolerance and democracy not as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-inskeep/tradition-has-to-be-retaken-by-the-liberal-forces-so-that-they-can/)

[Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-inskeep/)

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> [So, at one extreme you have indigenous, tribal societies trying to stem the race to disaster. At the other extreme, the richest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/so-at-one-extreme-you-have-indigenous-tribal-societies-trying-to-stem/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [“That the Earth now desperately needs defense from impending environmental catastrophe is surely obvious to any rational and literate person. The different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/that-the-earth-now-desperately-needs-defense-from-impending/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [Brambles, in particular, protect and nourish young fruit trees, and on farms bramble clumps (blackberry or one of its related cultivars) can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mollison/brambles-in-particular-protect-and-nourish-young-fruit-trees-and-on/)

[Bill Mollison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mollison/)

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> [A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-pinchbeck/a-lot-of-indigenous-cultures-are-deeply-involved-in-working-with/)

[Daniel Pinchbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-pinchbeck/)

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> [Education will lead to understanding; understanding will lead to action. Education and understanding are going to be key to moving us forward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perry-bellegarde/education-will-lead-to-understanding-understanding-will-lead-to/)

[Perry Bellegarde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perry-bellegarde/)

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> [“Do you know why people like me are shy about being capitalists? Well, its because we, for as long as we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamaica-kincaid/do-you-know-why-people-like-me-are-shy-about-being-capitalists-well/)

[Jamaica Kincaid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamaica-kincaid/)

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> [If you're an Indian, you could be very anxious about some of the Supreme Court's decisions, some of the decisions of policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-williams-jr/if-you-re-an-indian-you-could-be-very-anxious-about-some-of-the/)

[Robert A. Williams, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-williams-jr/)

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> [All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/subcomandante-marcos/all-cultures-forged-by-nations-the-noble-indigenous-past-of-america/)

[Subcomandante Marcos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/subcomandante-marcos/)

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> [Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/our-nation-was-born-in-genocide-when-it-embraced-the-doctrine-that/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [There's a tremendous amount of language loss. Most of the attention is given to indigenous languages, which makes sense, but some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-a-tremendous-amount-of-language-loss-most-of-the-attention-is/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [The sad truth is that mass migration, whatever the colour of the skins of those involved, upsets and worries indigenous people, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hitchens/the-sad-truth-is-that-mass-migration-whatever-the-colour-of-the-skins/)

[Peter Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hitchens/)

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> [You know what animals exist in the desert. He's going to his indigenous natural habitat. What better place for night crawlers?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-king/you-know-what-animals-exist-in-the-desert-he-s-going-to-his/)

[Don King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-king/)

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> [In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-church/in-a-country-where-nature-has-been-so-lavish-and-where-we-have-been/)

[Frank Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-church/)

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> [We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/we-are-not-myths-of-the-past-ruins-in-the-jungle-or-zoos-we-are/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

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> [We want to govern with our indigenous ancestors' models: That means a different concept of participation, community work and honesty...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evo-morales/we-want-to-govern-with-our-indigenous-ancestors-models-that-means-a/)

[Evo Morales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evo-morales/)

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> [All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-christian/all-religions-all-indigenous-traditions-all-origin-stories-provide-a/)

[David Christian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-christian/)

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> [Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oren-lyons/although-we-are-in-different-boats-you-in-your-boat-and-we-in-our/)

[Oren Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oren-lyons/)

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> [The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evo-morales/the-most-important-thing-is-the-indigenous-people-are-not-vindictive/)

[Evo Morales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evo-morales/)

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> [In most Native languages, most Indigenous languages, Blackfeet included, there are no gendered pronouns. There is no he/she, there's only they.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-gladstone/in-most-native-languages-most-indigenous-languages-blackfeet-included/)

[Lily Gladstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-gladstone/)

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> [As a proud Indigenous man I have a lot of things that are symbolic and have a lot of meaning to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/as-a-proud-indigenous-man-i-have-a-lot-of-things-that-are-symbolic/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

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> [We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-fraser/we-are-seeing-healing-among-the-stolen-generations-and-initiatives/)

[Malcolm Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-fraser/)

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> [Our prayers must spring from the indigenous soil of our own personal confrontation with the Spirit of God in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reverend-malcolm-boyd/our-prayers-must-spring-from-the-indigenous-soil-of-our-own-personal/)

Reverend Malcolm Boyd

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> [The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ayittey/the-reason-why-botswana-has-done-very-well-is-because-it-s-the-only/)

[George Ayittey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ayittey/)

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> [When it comes to nuclear technology, the Iranian people are very sensitive. It is a part of our national pride, and nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hassan-rouhani/when-it-comes-to-nuclear-technology-the-iranian-people-are-very/)

[Hassan Rouhani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hassan-rouhani/)

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> [My family are doctors and pilots and people involved in indigenous First Nation land rights; not overtly artistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-kara-unger/my-family-are-doctors-and-pilots-and-people-involved-in-indigenous/)

[Deborah Kara Unger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-kara-unger/)

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                        "text": "Education will lead to understanding; understanding will lead to action. Education and understanding are going to be key to moving us forward. That's why I take every opportunity I can to try to educate Canadian people on the impact of intergenerational trauma. To tell them how, until 1951, indigenous people weren't allowed to leave the reserve without a permit. That it was illegal for a lawyer to give us advice. It was illegal for us to sell our wood, our cattle, without a permit. I want the next generation to understand we have endured, we have persevered and we are getting stronger.",
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                        "text": "“Do you know why people like me are shy about being capitalists? Well, its because we, for as long as we have known you, were capital, like bales of cotton and sacks of sugar, and you were commanding, cruel capitalists, and the memory of this so strong, the experience so recent, that we can't quite bring ourselves to embrace this idea that you think so much of. As for hat we were like before we met you, I no longer care. No periods of time over which my ancestors held sway, no documentation of complex civilisations, is any comfort to me. Even if I really came from people who were living like monkeys in trees, it was better to be that than what happened to me, what I became after I met you.”",
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                        "text": "If you're an Indian, you could be very anxious about some of the Supreme Court's decisions, some of the decisions of policy makers, so maybe a little bit of irony there. But I think our \"Savage Anxieties,\" when I titled the book, I really wanted to focus people on the challenge that tribes in this country, as well as indigenous peoples around the world, are confronting Western civilization with.",
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                        "text": "All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and the ancestral wealth of Africa and Oceania—are corroded by the American way of life. In this way, neoliberalism imposes the destruction of nations and groups of nations in order to reconstruct them according to a single model. This is a planetary war, of the worst and cruelest kind, waged against humanity.",
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                        "text": "Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or to feel remorse for this shameful episode.",
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                        "text": "There's a tremendous amount of language loss. Most of the attention is given to indigenous languages, which makes sense, but some of the most dramatic language loss is in Europe.",
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                        "text": "The sad truth is that mass migration, whatever the colour of the skins of those involved, upsets and worries indigenous people, especially the poorest.",
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                        "text": "You know what animals exist in the desert. He's going to his indigenous natural habitat. What better place for night crawlers?",
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                        "text": "In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few rivers in their natural state should be considered an obligation.",
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                        "text": "We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.",
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                        "text": "We want to govern with our indigenous ancestors' models: That means a different concept of participation, community work and honesty...",
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                        "text": "All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.",
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                        "text": "Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life.",
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