Indigenous Quotes

Our power comes from the earth

Luis Alberto Urrea

There is no concept of justice in Cree culture. The nearest word is kintohpatatin, which loosely translates to "you've been listened to." But kintohpatatin is richer than justice - really it means you've been listened to by someone compassionate and fair, and your needs will be taken seriously.

Edmund Metatawabin

If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together...

Pull back the curtain and jump down the rabbit hole.

Fall into the cavern of my mind, and together there, we will dine.

Indigence is one of those states, politicians less likely wish to manage.

Ymatruz