Mainstream veganism fails to advocate for indigenous sovereignty and rights as indigenous peoples are the original stewards of the land who have always been in reciprocity with the land and all sentient beings before colonizers infiltrated Turtle Island. Now, with food deserts and lack of resources on reservations, eating local, organic, and vegan is not accessible.
The call to go vegan blames individuals for a larger corporate and systemic problem. Vegans would be more aligned with their purported values if they denounced capitalism and the companies that produce their beloved animal-less products, since those companies are main contributors to greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution, and like Nestle, they often have a history of human rights violations.
Fight the systems. Spread awareness. Be accountable. Check and unlearn your anti-indigeneity and anti-Blackness.
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