Each April, Earth Month invites reflection on our planet’s worsening conditions. Yet too often, these discussions remain detached from the histories of violence that continue to shape our relationship with nature. Dominant narratives tend to emphasize either individual responsibility or technological fixes, overlooking the structural forces—colonialism, capitalism, and militarization—that dispossess Indigenous peoples and drive the ongoing destruction of our planet in pursuit of profit.
Across the globe, Indigenous communities have long resisted these forces, defending their lands and their reciprocal ways of being with nature.