Indigenous Quotations

'Indigenous' is a bit of a gory thriller film that's centered around five best friends who take a vacation to Panama. They are enticed into the forbidden jungle by a local Panamanian and are being hunted by an indigenous creature - the legendary Chupacabra.

I didn't have any Indigenous friends until I was in my 30s, and I'll always remember and be inspired by the remarkable friendship I had with Connie Bush, an outstanding Indigenous leader from Groot Eylandt on who was on the National Women's Advisory Council with me.

The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality.

I want to work with kids and help develop them, show them the right way, the right morals and attitude into how to become a better footballer. Australia has many different cultures but I'd like to bring in the indigenous style, bring their competitiveness, athleticism and raw ability into the frame.

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 and channel our consciousness and spirit to tend the garden and not destroy it.

I was shocked when I moved to Sydney how very few indigenous people I came across. And so when I go to places like Maroubra or Redfern or Waterloo or Erskineville, I feel more at home because of the people I'm around - anywhere I can see a face that reflects someone that looks like my family, I feel much more at home.

The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous people. We invented that.

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 of knowledge are available if we but recognize it.

There is this really old school stereotypical notion in Australia that to be Aboriginal you have to be black: anything but white or pale skinned. What 'The Sapphires' does is open up the conversation that I've been having my whole life, the fact that being indigenous isn't about the color of your skin; it's about your connection to your culture.

The Malays can hardly be said to have an indigenous literature, for it is almost entirely derived from Persia, Siam, Arabia, and Java. Arabic is their sacred language.

In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our government, under the slogan 'Bolivia Changes,' is committed to ending the colonialism, racism and exclusion that many of our people lived under for many centuries.

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 up. As it turns out, though, my reasoning was wrong.

All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are.

Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded.

Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.

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 remaining biological sanctuaries.

In all of my books, I've emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor.

There is a reason why the cultures of Indigenous Australia inspire such fascination. And that is that they represent a unique way of thinking about the world. A vision that over tens of thousands of years has risen out of the land, the power, the very being of our continent, Australia.

The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots and built upon its own indigenous institutions.

Indigenous people all over the world take quite a lot of trouble with their hair and their clothes.

As an indigenous leader from Bolivia, I know what exclusion looks like. Before 1952, my people were not allowed to even enter the main squares of Bolivia's cities, and there were almost no indigenous politicians in government until the late 1990s.

I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.

These are important reforms. Infrastructure, education, health, hospitals, closing the gap with indigenous Australians. Also the Apology to the first Australians. As Prime Minister of the country I am proud of each and every one of these achievements.

What's most important is to think about the interests and the well-being of the indigenous communities here and what best represents their interests, ... I am still hoping for direct dialogue between the mission and the government to resolve these differences.

We're quite prepared to pay that price. Why then is the international community ... condemning when indigenous people stick up for their rights, to exert themselves in their own home country. I can't understand it. I think you people are hypocrites.

Venezuela is serving as a model of respect for indigenous peoples and their right to culture, land and sovereignty.

We accept that they want to appoint their own consul of advisers, but at the same time they should also expect a backlash from the indigenous people if they announce a lineup with Indian names.

We have repeatedly warned that some of the world's oldest and smallest indigenous groups are at high risk not only of displacement, but even of extinction because of the Colombian conflict. All indigenous communities have close links to their ancestral land, on which their cultural survival depends.

There is clear and growing evidence of a link between reverence for the land and a breadth of unique and special plants and animals. Sadly, sacred sites are also under threat, and there is an urgent need to help local, indigenous and traditional peoples safeguard their heritage. This can do much to conserve the biological and genetic diversity upon which we all depend.

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.

Many mainstream winemakers use indigenous yeasts rather than commercially grown ones to ferment their grapes - precisely what natural winemakers advocate.

Many indigenous groups are very well organized, and they are also willing to use force to defend their lands.

My intent in drafting this bill is to provide Native Hawaiians with the opportunity to reorganize their governing entity for the purposes of a federally recognized government-to-government relationship with the United States, ... This is important because it provides parity in the way the federal government deals with the indigenous peoples who inhabited the lands which have become the United States.

Morales is acutely aware of the symbols, both in terms of the indigenous identity of the country and by setting the standard for cutting salaries.

Memphis has forever been known as the capital of blues music and, of course, the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, with Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis. What we do primarily is focus on the music indigenous to Memphis and the music it influenced -- today's alternative rock and hip-hop.

PORTUGUESE, n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.

I would definitely take on that role, taking a stand on issues, like the government giving an apology or acknowledging indigenous people.

If we can move towards more indigenous sources of energy, then we are moving away from insecurities associated with imports.

I am certainly worried about oil prices but not worried about indigenous manufacturing inflation which is under control.

I am convinced that before the end of this decade, we will see preparations for China to build its first indigenous aircraft carrier.

I am South African by birth, but because of my father's job, our family traveled a lot. While living in places like Africa and Australia, we visited indigenous peoples. From the beginning, I carried a camera to document the beauty and wonder of these far-flung countries. I also realized many of these cultures were faced with issues I could not ignore. I understood at a very early age, things were not like they were represented in travel magazines.

I'm a member of the American Indian Movement, and I'm from the indigenous nations of the Western Hemisphere.

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.

We can move music to a place that it should be. Some have argued that the music business should be further along than the film industry, which is not an indigenous industry (to Louisiana).

There is an absolute commitment from National that there will be less indigenous trees cut down.

I think we are getting stronger. We've opened the debate on these (free-trade) subjects, and the indigenous movement is showing its power again.

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.

Part of the reason we want to do this here is because we recognize we could be doing a great service to our indigenous population, ... Also if you can solve problems here, solutions for other places will be that much easier.

Statistically after six months, if an Indigenous or non-Indigenous person has come off welfare, even long-term welfare, and has stuck in that's job for six months, then they've really broken in their own psychology the welfare reliance mentality. They're up on their own two feet.

Living in this gentrification environment is much more difficult for residents. Actually, what they're doing is killing the indigenous culture.

It is clear to us ... that an interim government can only be Fijian as we develop a new constitution, which is designed primarily to make sure the rights of the indigenous peoples of Fiji, who own this country, are protected once and for all.

We really respect the indigenous knowledge. These traditional values of dealing with illness have validity, even if we don't understand the scientific basis.

We celebrate our history and the new generation of young emerging jazz artists who dedicate their heart and soul to become part of America's greatest indigenous art form. During the month of April, we want to send a message to everyone that jazz is alive and thriving in every corner of the city.

We have to make sure of our place in society as indigenous Indians that we have won. In Mexico, there are movements, there are revolutions and change, but for the indigenous nothing changes.

Those caribou hunters spent a lot of money on travel, equipment and licensing fees, a figure disproportionate to the value of the meat they gained for sustenance. I see a distinction here from indigenous peoples hunting for survival.

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 stay there.

The Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples sets minimum standards for how we will be treated. We are trying to convince Canada that there is a better way to treat Indian people, and we have to use the principles in the declaration as a guideline in our relationship.

There also is a lot of interest in indigenous dishes, and seasonal cooking. It's a national interest in, and fascination with, Wisconsin foods.

We are working with major suppliers and the IAEA on a back-up supply mechanism for states that forgo investment in indigenous enrichment or (plutonium) reprocessing capability,

the position of the indigenous community will be protected and enhanced.

We're there to help the indigenous people. We're not involved with any government agencies, not involved with the CIA, not involved with uranium mining. Our purpose there is to help the people.

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 of turkey tail brewed as medicinal tea date from the early 15th century, during the Ming Dynasty in China.

... a local, indigenous, American bizarre-ity.

This whole crusade is about bringing back the supremacy, or the interests, of indigenous Fijians in ... Fiji.

The scariness of manhood to males may be symbolically seen in the many stories of indigenous Australian boys who ran away and hid in the bush as the time of initiation approached.

The term 'pashmina' is often used interchangeably with 'cashmere,' but in reality, pashmina is a specific type of very fine, lofty cashmere, woven from a specific type of goat - one indigenous to northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan, and harvested and woven there as well.

Sometimes people go on vacation to places where they're indigenous and they bring them back when they're small because they think they're cute. When they get big, (the owners) sometimes let them go. That may be what happened here, but it's hard to say anything for sure at this point.

Australia's brazen move confirms that an alarming government-industry strategy is in play to overturn the UN moratorium on Terminator. The process and outcome dismiss the contributions of Indigenous and local communities.

That's what we call Thai fusion. We use ingredients that are indigenous to a certain area like salmon and lamb, and cook them the Thai way.

This degree of violence is completely unacceptable from a parliamentarian, but all the more so when he is the vice-president of a commission that is supposed to promote dialogue with the indigenous communities.

The report calls for the dismantling of land rights and the cutting of programs which aim to increase indigenous involvement and initiative in redressing disadvantage,

It will be an interim government, and they will be working toward a constitution that's acceptable to indigenous people of this country.

It will have a tremendous symbolic value that the United States is interested in having relations with the first indigenous president of a very poor country.

For a small indigenous Caribbean chain to get to the level where it can win those management contracts, we have to start somewhere.

It's set before the Conquest, so there are no European faces, and we are using mostly indigenous people and actors from Mexico City,

The best term would be indigenous architecture. You want to find local architecture; emulate what's already there.

They are nomadic, gregarious, aggressive, omnivorous and highly adaptable. We also believe they are a growing danger to indigenous bird life.

The ministry of health is determined to defend and promote indigenous knowledge systems, because we believe that traditional medicines and traditional health practitioners have an important role to play in the health system of the country.

The issue of the logo mark ... that depicts a Native American in feathered headdress, adds to the use of Native American imagery that the broadest range of indigenous tribes and peoples find offensive and insulting.

If the program grows and grows, which I know it will, with the commitment from Qantas and the AFL's indigenous foundation, then I couldn't see why not - in the next five or 10 years - possibly (the number of) indigenous players (increasing) from 52 (in the AFL and) doubling,

In their camps they have airstrips, planes ... very sophisticated equipment like computers and satellite transmitters, everything you can possibly imagine that isn't necessary to evangelize indigenous groups,

In reality, the pioneers of this transformation of the indigenous Zapatista woman are a merit of the women insurgents.

In every world region, minorities and indigenous peoples have been excluded, repressed and, in many cases, killed by their governments. In war today, the targeting of minorities is no longer the exception, but has become the norm.

Iran's success in gaining technology and materials from Russian companies, combined with recent indigenous Iranian advances, means it could have a medium-range missile capability much sooner than I assessed last year.

Clearly, it is in the interests of Western societies to help protect indigenous cultures,

I am not an advocate of restricting choices of indigenous people, and so I think it inevitable that all indigenous peoples will eventually encounter Western technology and western ways,

How sad it will be if in three or four centuries all that is spoken in the world is English, Hindi, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese and a handful of European languages, ... We will also lose much healing knowledge and much conservation knowledge embedded in indigenous cultures.

Health economists have estimated that an injection of $250 million per year in Indigenous clinical care, and $50 million in preventative care, is required to provide services at the same level as for any other group with the health conditions of Indigenous Australians.

For the most part, if they are nonindigenous to the state and they're not endangered or threatened, they're not regulated, ... Most of it is going to fall between the cracks. If it's not indigenous to the state, then it's up to the county or the city to invoke ordinances.

The most important thing is the script.

All indigenous communities have close links to their ancestral land, on which their cultural survival depends.

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 technology, although they represented an important basis for this development.

The indigenous nations living near and adjacent to the present-day borders are the first to feel the impacts upon their territory from those who seek to do us harm. Whether the threats are drug-smuggling, which place the health and well-being of our children at risk, or terrorist activities which can cause great harm to the cultural social and economic viability of tribal communities, we will gather to share our thoughts on this important topic and seek solutions.

The idea was to get a number of artists from different regions and cultural backgrounds together in the Top End. We wanted to make it a women's project because of indigenous women's association with plants.

The EIB does not have its own safeguard procedures on indigenous peoples or resettlement. There is also hardly any expertise within the EIB on development issues, poverty or especially on environmentally sustainable development.

The easy demon is Vancouver stole all our work. We have a different perspective: let's not sweat that; let's build an indigenous film community.

America's peak years of indigenous innovation ran from the 1820s to the 1960s. There were a few financial panics and two depressions, to be sure. But in this period, a frenzy of creative activity, economic competition and rapid growth in national income provided widening economic inclusion, rising wages for all, and engaging careers for most.