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We Are ALL Mauna Kea: A Sustainable Earth Depends Upon an Indigenist Future

June 30, 2015August 25, 2021 Dr. Glen Barry No Comments

How would you feel if foreigners planned to steal your land to build an eighteen story, eight acre telescope on top your place of worship, burial sites, and water source?! The native re-awakening occurring now on Hawaii may be the single greatest hope for Earth, all her life and peoples. The #WeAreMaunaKea protectors teach us…

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