I’ve been reading an anti-colonialist pro-indigenous book. The author is very critical of colonists and those who do not honor the lands of indigenous people.

The book doesn’t mention the recent movement to consider animals, plants, and rivers people. I first considered it crazy, but we treat corporations as legal persons.

If we do, does their being people mean the first people in an area are colonists, not indigenous? I think the answer seems clear, so I wonder how the author would treat the consideration. It would seem to mean the people the book treats as innocent are less innocent than presented.

In this view, where could humans consider themselves non-invasive, if anywhere?

• ← Stop saying the playbook for doubt and deception comes from “big tobacco.” What to say instead.
• “Do the reps, you get the results. Don’t do the reps, you don’t get the results.” →