The author emphasizes the Hopi people's deep connection to their ancestral lands and their commitment to preserving biodiversity. They have actively worked on various land protection initiatives against damaging activities like uranium mining and fracking, expressing concern over the current political landscape. The message urges for immediate and bold actions to address issues of colonization, maintaining that efforts must not backslide but must be rooted in the realities of rural and tribal communities. The need for genuine connection to the struggles of these communities is highlighted against a backdrop of historical injustices.
The founding of the United States, and its subsequent accrual of wealth and power, were built on slavery and genocide. Most Native people have never fully recovered from this, continuing to live without access to running water.
Unrelenting uranium mining, fracking, livestock grazing and recreational abuse have decimated the land as well as our sacred sites.
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