Indigenous Quotes

160 quotes by 110 authors

What I can say is that it was clear to many of us that an indigenous African literary renaissance was overdue. A major objective was… — Chinua Achebe
power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to… — Robert M. Gates
I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for evading… — Rigoberta Menchu
In a society where all are related, simple decisions require the approval of nearly everyone in that society. It is society as a whole, not… — Rebecca Adamson
In every Indigenous community I've been in, they absolutely do want community infrastructure and they do want development, but they want it on their own… — Rebecca Adamson
The indigenous understanding has its basis of spirituality in a recognition of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living things, a holistic and balanced view… — Rebecca Adamson
Turkey is taking advantage of the war in order to thoroughly liquidate its internal foes, i.e., the indigenous Christians, without being thereby disturbed by foreign… — Talaat Pasha
Turkey tail mushrooms have been used to treat various maladies for hundreds of years in Asia, Europe, and by indigenous peoples in North America. Records… — Paul Stamets
In reality, the pioneers of this transformation of the indigenous Zapatista woman are a merit of the women insurgents. — Subcomandante Marcos
All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are. — David Christian
For the developed world, there is a choice to be made: to promote economic policies that despoil indigenous lands or to support cultures and the… — Paul Hawken
When it comes to nuclear technology, the Iranian people are very sensitive. It is a part of our national pride, and nuclear technology has become… — Hassan Rouhani
My assumption was that all indigenous architecture would be more fractal. My reasoning was that all indigenous architecture tends to be organized from the bottom… — Ron Eglash
Native people - about two-thirds of the uranium in the United States is on indigenous lands. On a worldwide scale, about 70 percent of the… — Winona LaDuke
Food sovereignty is an affirmation of who we are as indigenous peoples and a way, one of the most surefooted ways, to restore our relationship… — Winona LaDuke
My family are doctors and pilots and people involved in indigenous First Nation land rights; not overtly artistic. — Deborah Kara Unger
Full Circle integrates the indigenous and modern practices, bringing individuals, community and organizations together as indispensable collaborators realizing a co-creative, sustainable and fulfilling future. — Andrew Keegan
The indigenous peoples never had, and still do not have, the place that they should have occupied in the progress and benefits of science and… — Rigoberta Menchu
It is not possible to conceive a democratic Guatemala, free and independent, without the indigenous identity shaping its character into all aspects of national existence. — Rigoberta Menchu
I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona. — Shari Sebbens

Who Wrote These Indigenous Quotes

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