#indigenous

If we had, we would have realised sooner that Indigenous organisations are sometimes not the appropriate channel for programmes to help the stolen generations, because many of them play little part in Indigenous associations. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#associations #because #channel #generations #had

We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#comparable #countries #disadvantages #face #far

That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. And so I got an indigenous tree, called Nandi flame, it has this beautiful red flowers. When it is in flower it is like it is in flame. ↗

— Wangari Maathai

#beautiful #called #celebrate #flame #flower

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