#indigenous

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. ↗

— Evo Morales

#almost #before #bolivia #cities #enter

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

— Evo Morales

#been #bolivia #excluded #indigenous #majority

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. ↗

— Evo Morales

#bolivia #build #equality #here #important

The relationship between the government of the United States and social and indigenous movements has always been difficult. Not just in Bolivia but worldwide. We need to have bilateral relations characterized by mutual respect. ↗

— Evo Morales

#been #between #bilateral #bolivia #characterized

This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region. ↗

— Evo Morales

#indigenous #indigenous people #leaf #people #region

I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet. ↗

— Edward James Olmos

#i #indigenous #indigenous people #people #planet

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is. ↗

— Edward James Olmos

#african american #american #asian #asian american #between

There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#fixes #indigenous #poverty #quick #social

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#failed #governments #indigenous #indigenous people #latin

Because the time has come, well and truly come, for all peoples of our great country, for all citizens of our great commonwealth, for all Australians - those who are indigenous and those who are not - to come together to reconcile and together build a new future for our nation. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#because #build #citizens #come #commonwealth