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Native
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Thus the native discovers that his life, his breath, his
beating heart are the same as those of the settler. He finds
out that the settler's skin is not of any more value than
a native's skin; and it must be said that this discovery
shakes the world in a very necessary manner. All the new,
revolutionary assurance of the native stems from it. For
if, in fact, my life is worth as much as the settler's, his
glance no longer shrivels me up nor freezes me, and his
voice no longer turns me into stone.
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― Concerning Violence
― Concerning Violence
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Environmentalists like to say that defeats are permanent, victories temporary. Extinction, like death, is forever, but protection needs to be maintained. But now, in a world where restoration ecology is becoming increasingly important, it turns out that even defeats aren't always permanent. Across the United States and Europe, dams have been removed, wetlands and rivers restored, once-vanished native species reintroduced, endangered species regenerated.
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― Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
― Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
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