What is the Indigenous landback movement — and can it help the climate? | Fix

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Four Indigenous leaders share insights about the growing landback movement and what it means for the planet.

Claire Elise Thompson Associate Editor Published Nov 25, 2020 Topic Climate + Justice Share/Republish Twitter Facebook Republish For many first peoples, Mount Rushmore stands as a monument to oppression. Carved into stolen land as a shrine to American exceptionalism by a sculptor who sympathized with the Ku Klux Klan , the site has become a symbol of Indigenous resistance and a backdrop for protest. Just before Independence Day, scores of land defenders gathered at the national memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota as then President Trump took the stage for a rally. They came to denounce

What is the Indigenous landback movement — and can it help the climate? | Fix

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