There are no Indigenous People in the Americas

Tom Ribe
3 min readJul 30, 2021

by Tom Ribe

There is a vivid trend in progressive and environmental thinking today. All compasses point toward a focus on Indigenous people and the discrimination they’ve faced under European colonialism. This seemingly new-found awareness has hit with such force that much of the environmental movement seems transformed into a social justice movement.

While justice toward Native Americans, Indians, Indigenous, First Nations is long overdue, we may want to step back for a big-picture reality check.

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Tom Ribe

Tom Ribe is a conservationist and journalist specializing in natural resources, renewable energy, travel and science.He lives in northern New Mexico.