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My partner is native and I’m basically a hippie. But I don’t get the native food sovereignty movement at all. If we went back to farming and agriculture as it w
by timeagain 3y ago
My partner is native and I’m basically a hippie. But I don’t get the native food sovereignty movement at all. If we went back to farming and agriculture as it was practiced, the majority of us would starve.
What’s the point of bringing back chestnuts if we don’t bring back the way of life that they enabled 500 years ago? Give me a break.
I understand the resentment that native people have against the government, it was the harbinger of their apocalypse. But like most radical leftist groups the suggestions on how to reach the beautiful equitable future are few and far between.
- RoyalHenOil 3y agoApart from that, this is not a domesticated plant. It's an wild tree that served a keystone ecological function, and a lot of other species have been harmed by its demise. No group of humans should get to "own" an endangered species and forbid saving it from extinction. Other species do not exist to be exploited by humanity. This is such a horribly selfish, destructive way to see the natural world.
- timeagain 3y agoWell there we can agree to disagree. Native people did not see such a clear distinction between “domesticated” and “wild”. They did a lot of what could almost be called terraforming. The best example I know of is the maintenance of oak savannahs in Oregon—partial deforestation to allow for grasses and game to flourish and be easily foraged/hunted.