Information Quote by Christopher Columbus

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…

— Serj Tankian

As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very…

— David Brainerd

Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.

— Christopher Columbus

When old settlers say 'One has to understand the country,' what they mean is, 'You have to get used to our ideas about the…

— Doris Lessing

For centuries, cultures throughout the world have used indigenous technologies to navigate life's complexities. From navigator-priests in Micronesia to mystics in India, vast sums…

— Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey

In everything I've done, I've always tried to make room for indigenous people, to include them.

— Robert Lepage

It is important to understand that there are many different ways of seeing the world and expressing the wisdom of Native belief...No one voice…

— Joseph Bruchac

The stories of our Indigenous people have shaped the very foundational fabric of our modern day. And so much of that is just not…

— Lily Gladstone

The Indians seemed to be living in a place and in a way that was of immense importance to me. So I associate learning…

— W. S. Merwin

We sought out and visited all the Indians hereabouts that we could meet with, in number about twenty. They were chiefly in one place,…

— John Woolman

Several Southeastern tribes have long said that their ancestors received immigrants from Mesoamerica and that these immigrants introduced many cultural changes. Far too few…

— Richard Thornton

What I learned on the road. Above all else - to love my native land.

— Charles Kuralt