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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Ben & Jerry's Calls for Indigenous Land to Be Returned in 4th of July Message
Caption: Ben & Jerry's Calls for Indigenous Land to Be Returned in 4th of July Message. The ice cream company issued the statement on Twitter and spoke about the issue more in depth on its website, 'The Hill' reports. Ben & Jerry's went on to say that the U.S. should start by returning Mount Rushmore, which was once known as Tunkasila Sakpe, a sacred mountain of the Lakota Sioux. "From there, in 1927, they watched as their holy mountain, now located on land known as South Dakota, was desecrated and dynamited to honor their colonizers, four white men—two of whom enslaved people and all of whom were hostile to Indigenous people and values." In 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the land had been stolen from the Sioux and awarded the tribe over $100 million, but they wouldn't take payment. They only wanted their land back. "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?", Ben & Jerry's, via statement. However, the company's stance caused backlash and prompted calls for a boycott, 'Newsweek' reports. "Ok you start. Relinquish your headquarters. This should be easy then. Shut down and donate all of your land, facilities, and assets to indigenous people.", Twitter user. "Why on earth would Any True American support these twisted woke liberals. BOYCOTT BEN AND JERRYS. Speak out.", Twitter user. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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