Indigenous Quotes

160 quotes by 110 authors

Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions,… — David Suzuki
I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding… — Serj Tankian
We're addicted to this concept of civilization - we can't imagine living outside of it because we've had it for 10,000 years, all of what… — Serj Tankian
Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has… — Alice Walker
Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if… — Sarah Zettel
Through consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we heed the wisdom of the ancient indigenous people… — Bruce H. Lipton
Many Indians have told me that the most basic difference between Western and indigenous ways of being is that Westerners view the world as dead,… — Derrick Jensen
An indigenous culture with sufficient territory, and bilingual and intercultural education, is in a better position to maintain and cultivate its mythology and shamanism. Conversely,… — Jeremy Narby
The spectacular landscape circling the fortress supplies an essential backdrop, inspiring dreamers to wander its ruins for the sake of it; North American tourists, bound… — Che Guevara
Cultural survival is not about preservation, sequestering indigenous peoples in enclaves like some sort of zoological specimens. Change itself does note destroy a culture. All… — Wade Davis
So many indigenous people have said to me that the fundamental difference between Western and indigenous ways of being is that even the most open-minded… — Derrick Jensen
The fruit tasted foreign but indigenous, like sunlight a tree had changed through patience. — Pat Conroy
Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. ... One person… — Rollo May
A city like Bombay, like New York, that is a recent creation on the planet and does not have a substantial indigenous population, is full… — Suketu Mehta
As ever, the original inhabitants of Turtle Island are entirely overlooked. Mysteriously, the only time indigenous people are guaranteed a mainstream Amerikkan mention is on… — Inga Muscio
So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new world and Europe… — Tim Wise
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch their films, read… — Wilma Mankiller
When Europeans arrived on this continent, they blew it with the Native Americans. They plowed over them, taking as much as they could of their… — Mary Pipher
Pride and resentment are not indigenous to the human heart; and perhaps it is due to the gardener's innate love of the exotic that we… — Hope Mirrlees
In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue and discovered America. Now, some have argued Columbus actually discovered the West Indies, or that Norsemen… — Jon Stewart

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