Indigenouspeoplesday2025 Quotes

“It's been a relief to not have to fight so hard
for at least a large group of us to question
the old orthodoxy.

Now many of us celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day,
no matter if the government takes the legal designation away.
I see it as a day to learn more about the people whose land we stole
(yes, even we whose forebearers came more recently,
because we continue to benefit from the theft),
and to sit in the complexity that is the building
and continuation of
our civilization.”
― Shellen Lubin

“Systemic racism continues hard and strong,
particularly against Indigenous people,
Why else would we be one of only four countries in 2007
to vote against a United Nations Global Declaration of Indigenous Rights?

We need to learn more.
We need to do better.
We are all woven together
in the fabric of the Earth
and over time
we will all thrive or fail
together.”
― Shellen Lubin