Indigenous Quotes

160 quotes by 110 authors

We're not really indigenous to this world, this world being a temporal plane of reality. — Frederick Lenz
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… — Frank Church
To run away from life and desire is impossible because you are life and you have desire. Accept that this is part of your physical… — Frederick Lenz
It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like slavery or something… — David Byrne
The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and… — Junot Diaz
Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories. — Bianca Jagger
Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous… — Barbara Jordan
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. And so I got an indigenous tree, called Nandi… — Wangari Maathai
I'd like to talk about free markets. Information in the computer age is the last genuine free market left on earth except those free markets… — Russell Means
Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded. — Evo Morales
This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region. — Evo Morales
The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans. — Robert Mugabe
Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have… — Mike Myers
The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual respect… — Kevin Rudd
Because the time has come, well and truly come, for all peoples of our great country, for all citizens of our great commonwealth, for all… — Kevin Rudd
As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing… — Kevin Rudd
I am deeply committed to the cause of Indigenous Australians, and not just because of the Apology, but the big challenges which lie ahead in… — Kevin Rudd
Despite all the hype about local or green food, the single biggest impediment to wider adoption is not research, programs, organizations, or networking. It is… — Joel Salatin
Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans were… — Haile Selassie
I don't hate redheads! The millionaire men - wealthy men - never pick them. Every time I offer them they say no. I could say… — Patti Stanger

Who Wrote These Indigenous Quotes

110 authors contributed a total of 160 Indigenous Quotes, led by these top contributors: