A Dem Donor's Family Member Summed Up a Meeting With Biden in Two...
The Biden Administration's Last Hurrah in Incompetence Occurs in the Red Sea
A 'Missing' GOP Rep Has Been Found...and It's Not a Good Situation
Joy to the World
Senate Dems Celebrate Just Barely Surpassing Trump on Judicial Confirmations
A Quick Bible Study Vol. 247: Advent and Christmas Reflection - Seven Lessons
Scranton Officials Demand for Biden’s Name to Be Removed from Landmark
Why Hasn’t NASA Told Us About This?
Biden Staffers Pressuring President to Dole Out Millions to Defund the Police
What's Next for Lara Trump?
Biden Admin Funded $4 Million Program to Pull Kids Out of School and...
Did the U.S. Government Orchestrate Regime Change In Syria? Thomas Massie Thinks So.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, and Ransom Captive Israel
Why Christmas Remains the Greatest Story of All Time
Why the American Healthcare System Has Been Broken for Years
Tipsheet

Ben & Jerry's Probably Regrets Calling for 'Stolen Land' to Be Returned to Native Americans

Courtesy of Ben & Jerry's via AP

Progressive ice cream makers Ben & Jerry's made headlines over Independence Day when they said on social media it is "high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land" and then called for the land to be returned to Native Americans. Now one of the chiefs of a tribe in Vermont says they would interested in getting the land back where Ben & Jerry's headquarters is located.

Advertisement

In their company blog about the issue, Ben & Jerry's said the land Mount Rushmore is on must be returned to the Lakota:

"But what is the meaning of Independence Day for those whose land this country stole, those who were murdered and forced with brutal violence onto reservations, those who were pushed from their holy places and denied their freedom?"

The backlash to the empty virtue signaling was swift but now the Native American tribe whose land the headquarters for Ben & Jerry's is on is now saying the company should give the land back.

Don Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of The Coosuk Abenaki Nation, one of four descended from the Abenaki that are recognized in Vermont, told Newsweek the tribe has always been "interested in reclaiming the stewardship of our lands," but the ice cream makers have not approach them. The headquarters does not currently sit within modern-day tribal lands but it is located in the western portion of Vermont the tribe used to control.

Advertisement

"If and when we are approached, many conversations and discussions will need to take place to determine the best path forward for all involved," Stevens added.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement