Check out the Reparations in California Project to understand the importance of Indigenous land reclamation as a form of reparations. Current research shows that areas managed by Indigenous communities are as equally healthy as some protected areas, like our National Parks. With a consistent track record of meeting the needs of the land, why isn’t the United States giving the land back to Indigenous Peoples to manage? And what are Indigenous communities doing to not only combat climate change but reclaim stolen land? How Were Indigenous Peoples Removed From Their Ancestral Homelands?

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2022 02:13 UTC