Papuans Quotes

“For tens of thousands of years, Papuan ancestors survived earthquakes, floods, droughts, tribal wars, disease, famine and death without waiting for a rescue from above, from distant kingdoms or foreign governments. They crossed mountains, rivers, forests and swamps, generation after generation, not because someone came to save them, but because they took responsibility for their own survival. Survival was always a responsibility, never a gift.”
― Yamin Kogoya, The Papuans: Being Papuan and Papuan Being