{"id":1964800,"date":"2023-07-05T16:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-4th-of-july-post-stolen-indigenous-land-should-be-returned-to-native-americans\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:34:27","slug":"ben-jerrys-4th-of-july-post-stolen-indigenous-land-should-be-returned-to-native-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-4th-of-july-post-stolen-indigenous-land-should-be-returned-to-native-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s 4th of July post: Native Americans deserve their stolen land back."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-jerrys-4th-of-july-post-stolen-indigenous-land-should-be-returned-to-native-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ice cream is for sale in a Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s store on September 23, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>1:21 PM \u2013 Wednesday, July 5, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Ice Cream company Ben and Jerry\u2019s posted a controversial message arguing that the U.S. should return \u201cstolen indigenous land\u201d to Native Americans, starting with Mount Rushmore, despite it being America\u2019s Independence Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 4th of July, it\u2019s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it,\u201d Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s tweeted Tuesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This 4th of July, it&#8217;s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/45smaBmORH\">https:\/\/t.co\/45smaBmORH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6qp7LXUAE\">pic.twitter.com\/a6qp7LXUAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s (@benandjerrys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benandjerrys\/status\/1676214289353572352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhat 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,\u201d company representatives said. \u201cThe faces on Mount Rushmore are the faces of men who actively worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and ways of life, to deny Indigenous people their basic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On their website, the company argued further that the Supreme Court agreed with them, ruling that Mount Rushmore was on stolen land. The court awarded $105 million in damages to the Sioux tribe, however, they declined the payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since posting the message, Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s has been flooded with negative backlash on social media. Some people even referred to the post as the company\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/bud-light-dethroned-as-americas-best-selling-beer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bud Light moment<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, other users called for the company to be the first to act, giving up its profits and properties back to the Abenaki people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Notable Canadian internet personality and former psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson took to Twitter, calling the move a \u201cBudweiser moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like someone is looking hard for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Budweiser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@budweiser<\/a> moment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/07CU0Q2uAj\">https:\/\/t.co\/07CU0Q2uAj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1676436801718722562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many people have also called out Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s parent company, Unilever, for continuing business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Unilever has been accused by the U.K.-based Moral Rating Agency for helping Russian President Vladimir Putin invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cUnilever must stop hiding behind its balance sheet and excuses to face the reality that selling an ice cream can allow Putin to pay for a bullet,\u201d Mark Dixon, the group\u2019s founder, told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time that Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s has taken a controversial stance that went viral. In 2017, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-4th-of-july-post-stolen-indigenous-land-should-be-returned-to-native-americans\/\" title=\"Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s 4th of July post: Native Americans deserve their stolen land back.\">popular ice cream company implemented<\/a> a strange rule to protest against Australia\u2019s unwillingness to legalize same-sex marriage. In protest, Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s decided to ban customers from getting two scoops of the same flavor, as an analogy for the gay marriage ban at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the ice cream company has also sparked controversy over its boycott of Israel and lawsuits against them claiming they employ child labor in their supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tom Maoli<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with A.J. 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