[ #Respecting the #relationship of #Indigenous people to their #land is not something they take lightly. As a member of the #RedRiver #Métis , Liboiron sees #pollution as a defining feature of #colonialism in general.
In fact, Liboiron’s #book “Pollution is Colonialism” ( #DukeUniversityPress 2021) spells out the concept in considerable detail.
And #plastic is perhaps the most glaring example.]

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