Best Indigenous People Quotes
49 Indigenous People quotes by 34 unique authors
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Indigenous people have discovered that Christianity is not inherently Western but universal - 'translatable' into any cultural idiom.
— Nancy Pearcey
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We are now facing a difficult situation in Peru, where there are attempts to cut back the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples, including moves…
— Evaristo Nugkuag
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All definitions of wilderness that exclude people seem to me to be false. African 'wilderness' areas are racist because indigenous people are being cleared out…
— Jay Griffiths
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There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs.
— Jessica Hagedorn
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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
— Bianca Jagger
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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
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This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region.
— Evo Morales
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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There are people all over Australia who use their homes as hubs that they travel from, and they encourage their indigenous people to continue to…
— Andrew Forrest
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Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.
— Malcolm Fraser
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We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.
— Malcolm Fraser
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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 national life.
— Malcolm Fraser
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Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.
— Malcolm Fraser
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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 to join together…
— Evo Morales
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The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous people. We invented that.
— Tom Shadyac
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I think the relationship of indigenous people to their environment... that those were ethical omnivores.
— James Cromwell
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What the hell is a turtle dick and what the hell does that have to do with weethhr or not that photo was funny? you…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Indigenous People Quotes
34 authors contributed a total of 49 Indigenous People Quotes, led by these top contributors: