It's an unfortunate leftover from the xenophobic, genocidal ambitions of Manifest Destiny. Native Americans knew the forests needed conrolled burns. We forbid t

It's an unfortunate leftover from the xenophobic, genocidal ambitions of Manifest Destiny. Native Americans knew the forests needed conrolled burns. We forbid tribes from continuing this powerful act of conservation because it meant natives might benefit. Does that sound familiar? A lot of anti-people of color initiatives we see today are specifically designed to deny certain groups from benefiting. We need to understand this happens and think twice about whether the conventional wisdom really has a scientfic, or even just rational, basis, or are we fighting a fight started by people who aren't even alive today.