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Exploitation and Cultural Imperialism against Indigenous People
It is not enough to discuss oppression using the traditional conceptions of justice, which consider it a unified phenomenon with a fundamental essence. There is a need to recognize social groups that experience pressure in five primary forms identified by Iris Young as violence, cultural imperialism, powerlessness, marginalization, and exploitation. One such group that has experienced multiple forms of oppression is the Indigenous community, as discussed in Dina Gilio-Whitaker's As Long as Grass Grows. Notably, the book makes an environmental justice case by examining the exploitation and cultural imperialism committed against the Indians. Gilio-Whitaker gives readers a detailed history of the Native resistance to exploitation and cultural imperialism by the government and corporations and offers new insights to environmental justice policy and activism. Exploitation Iris Young defines exploitation as a system in which the underclass's activity and energies are used to support the wealth and power of the elite. Racial exploitation occurs when a capitalist system oppresses racialized groups, such as the Indigenous people. Unfortunately, exploitation injustices cannot be remedied through wealth redistribution since the entrenched practices will lead to the same inequality. Gilio-Whitaker first discusses racial exploitation when she discussed the conflict over the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. She then takes the readers down the memory lanes to show how the recent events are part of America's long history of exploitation. For a long time, the system has forced indigenous groups out of their ancestral lands. She noted that capitalism and slavery were the cornerstones used for the dispossession of Indigenous lands. According to Gilio-Whitaker, colonialization, racism, and exploitation go hand-in-hand. According to the author, racism is the denial of benefits to a particular group, either overtly or covertly. In a democracy where equality exists, people of all races and ethnicity have equal opportunity and a comfortable life with a clean environment, fair wages, education, and financial security. However, for environmental justice to serve a particular group, it must be meaningful to them. The Natives are fighting for political freedom from State sovereignty, thus battling against exploitation and fighting capitalism. The main focus is on the control of resources and land. Unfortunately, the wealth accumulated in the United States results from centuries of land theft, genocide, and displacement of the Indigenous communities. According to Iris Young, the theft of people's labor or land through unfair competition constitutes exploitation. Gilio-Whitaker explained that the main thing that distinguished Indigenous communities from the whites is their connection to ancestral lands. They link their identities and cultures to their original homes. For instance, whereas the Menominees hold that man is part of the earth, the settler society believes that they own the land. The exploitation of the Indigenous communities through forced evictions spans millennia. According to Gilio-Whitaker, the removal has disastrous consequences to the society and the environment. Colonialization perpetuated racial exploitation by disrupting people from their land. She observed that "Colonialism and slavery are also irrefutably linked to the unprecedented amassing of wealth in the United States." In the view of Gilio-Whitaker, oppression is the root of American society's disconnection from nature. Gilio-Whitaker further explains that when exploitation and domination are based on relationships in nature, the world engages in fetishized hyper-capitalism in which there is never-ending growth. The continuous increase, like cancer, only results in death. It kills other species, societies, people, and finally, the self. Therefore, efforts to achieve environmental justice has to begin with reorientation to other human beings and the natural world. Gilio-Whitaker's book's central argument is that European colonization led to dispossession, domination, invasion, and environmental injustice. The exploitation that indigenous communities endured after the relocation and displacement made them lose their homes and distinctive ways. In a way, the emergence of environmental movements in the 20th century offered opportunities to correct the injustices. However, cultural misunderstandings and white supremacy led to conflict instead of cooperation. Cultural Imperialism Iris Young explained cultural imperialism as the silencing of marginalized group perspectives in favor of the dominant meanings. Through cultural imperialism, the dominant group forces its ways, traditions, and norms unto other people they consider inferior. The paradoxical face of oppression characterizes people as different and invisible. As such, the oppressed group does not get a chance to interpret social life. In the United States, colonialization forced the dominant culture and worldviews on the Indigenous communities. However, the settler culture did not consider land and human life as one. Gilio-Whitaker contends that cultural imperialism, in the form of white supremacy, led to invasion and removal of Natives from their ancestral lands, thereby disrupting communities. She refers to it as a form of social death. The dominant Eurocentric society has different philosophical paradigms and worldviews. The settler society had a mentality that man dominates the land. It is based on religious beliefs that humans are superior, and it is their moral and spiritual responsibility to control nature. By separating man from the environment, the settler philosophy justifies others' violent removal from their ancestral lands. On the other hand, the indigenous worldview focus on the four R's of Respect, Reciprocity, Responsibility, and Relationality. All life is related in the form of kinship. The relationship of all beings ensures that they respect, responsibility, and reciprocity exists. Gilio-Whitaker argues that a logical environmental justice system must first acknowledge the Native people's unique history, political relationship, and distinctive cultural orientations. In this regard, political connections must be informed by treaties and tribal sovereignty. Gilio-Whitaker noted that "Environmental justice for Indigenous peoples must be capable of a political scale beyond the homogenizing, assimilationist, capitalist State." Unfortunately, cultural imperialism stereotypes and appropriates indigenous relationships with nature in various ways. Gilio-Whitaker explains that environmental justice based on the capitalist framework is very different from the Indigenous worldview. Therefore, the pursuit of justice requires a separate lens that can accommodate historical and cultural contexts. For instance, there is a need to recognize sacred sites as a factor in environmental justice. In this regard, the government should protect sites even beyond the reserved lands. Moreover, an Indigenized environmental justice should respect the principles of self-determination and nationhood. Moreover, Gilio-Whitaker contends that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is due to cultural differences. As noted, the Indigenous worldview does not separate man from the land. Therefore, the disruption caused by colonization led to environmental injustice. The interruption of people's collective continuance affects their responsibility to nature. Resistance to Exploitation Gilio-Whitaker discusses a few examples of resistance by the Indigenous communities to exploitation. For instance, the Acjachemen people in southern California successfully stopped constructing a toll road that could have brought down a 9,600year-old village. The site, known as Panhe, has archaeological ruins found in the San Mateo Creek watershed. The Natives, together with Surfers, formed a coalition to stop the construction because of the fear that there would be washing off excessive silt downstream, which would eventually degrade the sites. Consequently, the team filed a successful lawsuit, and in 2008 the California Coastal Commission revoked the builders' license. Gilio-Whitaker argues that collaboration between the indigenous and nonindigenous people led to victory at Panhe. As such, efforts for environmental justice require cooperation, founded on a shared vision. Such collaboration can lead to success, as evidenced in the recent protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016. Most importantly, the building of alliances is not just about the Natives. The ongoing global warming has necessitated working together to ensure the survival of the human race. Conclusion As long as Gras Grows by Gilio-Whitaker is a comprehensive history of the United States' Indigenous people and their struggles against oppression. Their exploitation began with the colonialization and forceful eviction, displacement, and genocide. Even in the present time, they are being oppressed through cultural imperialism. Gilio-Whitaker has also explained the resistance of Indigenous communities to environmental injustices. She argues that the world is currently in an ecological mess because the relationship with nature is based on exploitation and dominion. She warned that endless growth is like cancer, which will eventually lead to the self's destruction. She suggested that instead, the Indigenous worldviews should form part of the discourse on environmental protection. Notably, ecological movements should use the four R's of responsibility, respect, reciprocity, and relationality. References Gilio-Whitaker, D. (2019). As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock. In Google Books. Beacon Press. https://books.google.co.ke/books/about/As_Long_As_Grass_Grows.html?id=qqFkuQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y Young, I. (2006). Five faces of oppression iris young. https://wmbranchout.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/five-faces-of-oppression-iris-young.pdf

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December 2021
Hello, I'm SunDawn. I noticed that in this edit to William Ruto, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. SunDawn talk  14:23, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to United Democratic Alliance (Kenya). Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. SunDawn talk  14:25, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

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