The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one-third of the world’s resources is unsustainable. This level of consumption requires constant intervention into other people’s lands. That’s what’s going on.

Winona LaDuke is an American writer, speaker, and activist. She focuses on Indigenous rights, environmental justice, climate change, and sustainable tribal economies. She leads Honor The Earth, founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project, and was a former two-time vice presidential candidate. LaDuke writes and speaks in support of water protectors and in opposition to pipelines and mega projects near Native lands and waters.