Bryce Andrews is the author of Holding Fire: A Reckoning with the American West, a gorgeous, lyrical, and moving exploration of the violent legacy that
The Biden Administration’s Conservation Plan Must Prioritize Indigenous Leadership
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Newly elected President Joe Biden, in his Plan for Tribal Nations, promised to “provide tribes with a greater role in the care and management of public lands that are of cultural significance to Tribal Nations.”
1 This is one of the most powerful, consequential commitments he made during his campaign, signaling a recognition of and willingness to confront three fundamental injustices that affect nearly all aspects of U.S. natural resource policy.
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First, all public lands that the U.S. government owns and manages were stolen from Native Americans and Alaska Natives, often through violence, genocide, and forced removal.