Taino Quotes

“I have a real problem when those people preferring to affirm an African or even a Spanish side to their history say that I can't affirm who I am as an indigenous person, as though everybody else is entitled to be who they are on our ancestral homeland, except us.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“We need a seat at the table … If we’re not at the table, we’re probably on the menu.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“...the bottom line is Columbus Day is just a celebration of genocide.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“To remain silent is to be complicit in the face of the increasing injustice, racism, xenophobia, and intolerance we are currently witnessing today.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“Violence comes in many forms, some more subtle than others. Indigenous Peoples are not your mascots.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“I know that the loss of life people on the island suffered from Hurricane Maria was not simply the result of an extreme weather event. The casualties are also the result of the colonial legacy that includes racism and years of neglect.”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“Would others like their grandparents or great-grandparents to be dug up and put on display? How do you explain to your children why their ancestors are on display and not other groups”
― Roberto Mukaro Borrero

“El amor es un arma venenosa, pero sobretodo muy poderosa. Hace al ser endeble a los demás. Lo ciega para que confié y se entregue incondicionalmente. La manipulación perfecta" —Iyeguá, Obsesión, Ascensión Divina 1”
― Alexandra Román