“Citizenship has not delivered Indigenous Australians the same quality of life other Australians expect. Basic human rights involve health, housing, education, employment, economic opportunity, and equality before the law, and respect for cultural identity and cultural diversity. These human rights must be capable of being enjoyed otherwise they are empty gestures.” LifeHumansLawOpportunityQualityRightsEconomicIdentityDiversityCapableEmptyHuman RightsEmploymentEnjoyedGesturesCitizenshipHousingIndigenousQuality Of LifeCultural DiversityCultural IdentityBasic Human Rights Author:Jackie Huggins
“The indigenous peoples understand that they have to recover their cultural identity, or to live it if they have already recovered it. They also understand that this is not a favor or a concession, but simply their natural right to be recognized as belonging to a culture that is distinct from the Western culture, a culture in which they have to live their own faith.” IfsCultureUnderstandingNaturalIdentityWesternHuman RightsFavorsBelongingIndigenousConcessionsWestern CultureIndigenous PeopleCultural Identity Author:Samuel Ruiz
“Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.” CountryIdentityDiversityInstrumentsHistoricalProtectionHeritageAdoptionUniquenessIntangibleCultural DiversityCultural HeritageCultural Identity Author:Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
“I think globalization actually maintains and fosters various elements of national and cultural identities. I don't think everything is being homogenized. If anything, your food, your culture, and your ethnicity might become part of the globalized world, and thus absorbed by other countries.” IfsThinkingWorldCountryMightCultureIdentityElementsVariousOther CountriesGlobalizationEthnicityCultural Identity Author:Nouriel Roubini