30 Indian Day phrases that honor the pioneers of Brazil

A culture suffocated by the arrogance of the colonizers. On Indian Day, we must recognize the mistake of our ancestors and ask for historical reparation!

There are more than 225 indigenous peoples that inhabit Brazil. Long live diversity! Long live Indian Day!

The Indian also named Brazil! There are more than 150 languages ​​spoken by indigenous peoples. Long live the linguistic variety!

We owe a historic debt to indigenous peoples. We should honor and thank the first inhabitants of our homeland. Long live Indian Day!

They say that the Indian is not civilized, but they forget that it is the white human being, heir to the colonizers, who destroys nature. Indian is conscience, it’s Brazil!

It is not enough to remember the Indians only on April 19th. Words cannot repair historical cowardice. We must fight for reparation and recognition!

A society that calls Indians animals in zoos digs the grave of their human ruin. On Indian Day, we must demand respect!

Maybe you don’t know, but manioc, pineapple, canoe and pequi, all these are words that we inherited from the first inhabitants of Brazil. Let’s celebrate Indian Day!

While the powerful of capitalism set fire to the forests, the Indians demonstrate the true resistance of a Brazilian heart that protects its nature.

The Indians hear the stars, feel Mother Nature and converse with the rivers. On Indian Day, let’s recover our ancestry.

Don’t cover up the historical lies! On Indian Day, tell children the story that books don’t tell.

When man discovers that money does not restore forests, it will be too late to value nature. On Indian Day, may this culture be an inspiration for all Brazilian people.

The indigenous heart beats in tune with the heart of Brazil! The Indian Day is also the day of Brazilian resistance.

Don’t just congratulate, offer respect and equality! Celebrate Indian Day by being part of the resistance.

We should be ashamed of a corrupted democracy that makes the Indian indigent. Indians are Brazilian people!

Congratulations is not enough! We want indigenous demarcation now! On Indian Day, demand the guarantee of territorial rights.

Do not close your eyes to the violence suffered by indigenous peoples. On Indian Day, open your conscience!

Indian is culture, art and history! The painted face is resistance, struggle and a cry for freedom! Long live Indian Day!

Every bit of Brazilian territory has already been watered with indigenous blood. On Indian Day, resistance!

The Indians did not end, many peoples were exterminated, however, they still live, resist and persist in the fight for rights!

While agribusiness poisons the planet, the Indian struggles for the next generation to have a sustainable world. On Indian Day, reflect: who is the real villain?

Every day should be Indian Day, because in a country that is a den of greedy capitalists, the indigenous struggle for survival is daily and arduous.

On Indian Day, let us raise arrows, clubs and echo our voices in tune with the cry of indigenous peoples who demand democracy for all.

As long as indigenous peoples do not have their rights recognized, don’t congratulate them, join the fight! On Indian Day, I support territorial demarcation.

The sun is your clock, herbs are your medicine, the sky is your roof and the Brazilian land is your floor. Indian Day is every day!

What would you do if someone broke into your house and sent you away? Well, that’s what the Portuguese did! On Indian Day, let’s remember the native peoples.

Brazil was not discovered, but stolen. On Indian Day, remember that we cannot change the past, but we can repair mistakes and transform the future.

May the indigenous memory be awakened and the false fiction created to erase this people be demystified. No more silencing!

The forest cannot express its pain in words. The Indian is the voice of the forest asking society to stop deforesting and killing our planet.

Cultural appropriation empties the meaning of indigenous culture and erases the history of this people. On Indian Day, may tradition and customs be remembered and respected.