Winona LaDuke

"The work of healing the Earth is the work of healing ourselves."

"Every person has a gift to give. Find it and give it."

"We must love the Earth fiercely and protect her completely."

"The future is not predetermined. We create it with our choices."

"Indigenous peoples represent only 4% of the world's population but protect 80% of its biodiversity."

"We are the ancestors of the future. Let's live like it."

"The Earth does not need us. We need the Earth."

"Real success is a thriving community on a thriving planet."

"We must be willing to sacrifice for what matters."

"The seeds are calling us home."

"We are in the time of the Seventh Fire. This is our moment."

"We are not just fighting for the land, we are fighting for the future of our children and all living beings."

"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth. All things are connected."

"Sustainability is not just an environmental issue; it is a moral imperative for our time."

"Indigenous knowledge holds the keys to solving many of the problems facing our world today."

"We must learn to listen to the voices of those who have been silenced for centuries."

"Economic systems that ignore the value of nature are doomed to fail."

"Our children deserve to inherit a world that is healing, not dying."

"Food sovereignty is freedom. The ability to feed ourselves is the basis of all other freedoms."

"We cannot separate social justice from environmental justice."

"The most radical act is to tell the truth about what is happening to our world."

"When we protect the wild rice, we protect our culture, our health, and our future."

"Colonialism did not end; it simply changed its form in the modern economy."

"We are in a race between education and catastrophe; education must win."

"The stories we tell ourselves shape the world we create."

"Grassroots movements are the most powerful force for change in the world."

"We must measure progress not in GDP but in the health of our ecosystems."

"Every act of consumption is a political act; choose wisely."

"The industrialization of food has been a disaster for both people and planet."

"We need to remember that we are part of nature, not separate from it."