“In a society where all are related, simple decisions require the approval of nearly everyone in that society. It is society as a whole, not merely a part of it, that must survive. This is the indigenous understanding. It is the understanding in a global sense. We are all indigenous people on this planet, and we have to reorganize to get along.” PeopleWholeUnderstandingSimpleDecisionSocietyPlanetsRelatedApprovalIndigenousIndigenous People Author:Rebecca Adamson
“In every Indigenous community I've been in, they absolutely do want community infrastructure and they do want development, but they want it on their own terms. They want to be able to use their national resources and their assets in a way that protects and sustains them. Our territories are our wealth, the major assets we have. And Indigenous people use and steward this property so that they can achieve and maintain a livelihood, and achieve and maintain that same livelihood for future generations.” PeopleWayWantUseAbleTermCommunityWealthGenerationsAchieveDevelopmentProtectMajorsResourcesPropertyAssetsTerritoryInfrastructureIndigenousFuture GenerationLivelihoodStewardsIndigenous People Author:Rebecca Adamson
“For Indigenous people, the goal for our land is definitely about protection, but it's also about use. We see ourselves as so integrated with our territory that our protection is tied to our use and our use is tied to our protection. We use the resources on our territory to live.” PeopleUseGoalLandResourcesProtectionTerritoryTiedIndigenousIntegratedIndigenous People Author:Rebecca Adamson
“We are all indigenous people on this planet, and we have to reorganize to get along.” PeoplePlanetsIndigenousIndigenous People Author:Rebecca Adamson
