Quotes about Indigenous

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We've got to think now, in real terms, for that seventh generation . . . We've got to get back to spiritual law if we ar — Oren Lyons
You are the sun and the rain, the water and the plants, the birds and the animals. There is no such thing as ‘nature,’ a — John Lundin, Journey to the Heart of the World
Indigence is one of those states, politicians less likely wish to manage. — Ymatruz
It is a different world today from what it was then. It will be a different world tomorrow from what it is today. — Rom Watangu
Nothing should go un-noticed. — John Lundin, Journey to the Heart of the World
Pull back the curtain and jump down the rabbit hole. — Brad Jensen
Fall into the cavern of my mind, and together there, we will dine. — Brad Jensen
English is so hierarchical. In Cree, we don't have animate-inanimate comparisons between things. Animals have souls that — Tomson Highway
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mi — Lilla Watson
First off, as has been well stated by many Indigenous Feminists before us, the idea of gender equality did not come from — Erin Konsmo, Feminism FOR REAL: Deconstructing the Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism
Do you know why people like me are shy about being capitalists? Well, its because we, for as long as we have known you, — Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place
Too many young Indigenous members of our community are being caught up in the criminal justice system, with an increasin — Abdullah Reslan Lawyer
There is no concept of justice in Cree culture. The nearest word is kintohpatatin, which loosely translates to "you've b — Edmund Metatawabin, Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History
Our power comes from the earth — Luis Alberto Urrea, The Hummingbird's Daughter
Mowaljarlai rarely answered questions with an abstract explanation; he always told a story. His was not a fragmented wor — Hannah Rachel Bell, Storymen
They're all gone, my tribe is gone. Those blankets they gave us, infected with smallpox, have killed us. I'm the last, t — Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
I have a dream, humans were part of aliens on earth.I also dream, that some humans are really indigenous. — Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
After years of working with missionaries, I am tempted to conclude that their endeavors merely prolong a dying race's ag — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people. — S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism
Understand indigenous healing will also heal other nations and peoples. We've all been living on broken ugly systems bui — Red Haircrow