{"id":1967500,"date":"2023-07-08T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-says-u-s-needs-to-give-back-stolen-land-native-american-chief-says-companys-hq-is-on-native-land\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T17:48:18","slug":"ben-jerrys-says-u-s-needs-to-give-back-stolen-land-native-american-chief-says-companys-hq-is-on-native-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-says-u-s-needs-to-give-back-stolen-land-native-american-chief-says-companys-hq-is-on-native-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s urges U.S. to return &#8216;stolen&#8217; land, Native American Chief claims company&#8217;s HQ on native territory."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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-says-u-s-needs-to-give-back-stolen-land-native-american-chief-says-companys-hq-is-on-native-land%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=1967500&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--><h2>Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Headquarters Located on Native American Land, Says Chief<\/h2>\n<p>Days after progressive ice cream company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ben-jerrys-posts-anti-american-message-on-july-4th-critics-blast-their-hypocrisy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s<\/a> called on the U.S. to return \u201cstolen Indigenous land,\u201d a Native American chief said the company\u2019s headquarters, located in South Burlington, Vermont, is sitting on Western Abenaki land.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Don Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of The Coosuk Abenaki Nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/07\/ben-jerrys-hq-is-on-native-american-land-vermont-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> in an interview with the New York Post,\u00a0\u201cIf you look at the [Abenaki] traditional way of being, we are place-based people. Before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cherokee-nation-asks-jeep-to-drop-name-of-top-selling-vehicle-saying-it-does-not-honor-us\/\" title=\"Cherokee Nation Asks Jeep To Drop Name Of Top-Selling Vehicle, Saying It \u2018Does Not Honor Us\u2019\">recognized tribes<\/a> in the state, we were the ones who were in this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-police-union-head-on-tourists-stay-away-cant-guarantee-safety\/\" title=\"L.A. Police Union Head on Tourists: Stay Away, Cant Guarantee Safety\">chief emphasized<\/a> that he eagerly anticipates engaging with the brand to explore how they can better support Indigenous people. Stevens added that if the company is truly committed to advocating for Native Americans, they should reach out to the tribe regarding the land.<\/p>\n<p>Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s faced significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ben-jerrys-posts-anti-american-message-on-july-4th-critics-blast-their-hypocrisy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backlash<\/a> for their Independence Day post, which stated, \u201cThe United States was founded on stolen Indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let\u2019s commit to returning it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-knowles-banned-from-speaking-on-minnesota-catholic-college-campus-group-says\/\" title=\"Michael Knowles Banned From Speaking On Minnesota Catholic College Campus, Group Says\">link attached<\/a> to the post directs to a site asserting that the U.S. should return Mount Rushmore, located in South Dakota.<\/p>\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 the site questions. \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<p>The faces on Mount Rushmore include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" 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>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>South Dakota Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kristi-noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristi Noem<\/a> (R) responded to the post by criticizing the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-says-u-s-needs-to-give-back-stolen-land-native-american-chief-says-companys-hq-is-on-native-land\/\" title=\"Ben &#038; Jerry's urges U.S. to return 'stolen' land, Native American Chief claims company's HQ on native territory.\">progressive activist founders<\/a> for their lack of historical knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to listen to a bunch of liberal Vermont businessmen who think they know everything about this country and haven\u2019t studied our history,\u201d Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/south-dakota-gov-blasts-ben-jerrys-push-to-return-mt-rushmore-bunch-of-liberal-vermont-businessmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0\u201cRight now, Mount Rushmore is the greatest symbol of our freedom and history of the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can learn from the men on that mountain,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-reporter-says-cuomos-eat-whole-sausage-remark-not-harassment-it-was-an-informal-event\/\" title=\"Female Reporter Says Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Eat Whole Sausage\u2019 Remark Not Harassment: It Was An \u2018Informal\u2019 Event\u00a0\">governor continued<\/a>. \u201cWe can do better. But, boy, they led us through some challenging times. And I think Americans in this country need some inspiration, and we can gain it from a monument like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ben-jerrys-posts-anti-american-message-on-july-4th-critics-blast-their-hypocrisy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Posts Anti-American Message On July 4th; Critics Blast Their\u00a0Hypocrisy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s, the progressive ice cream company, faced criticism as a Native American chief revealed that their headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont, is situated on Western Abenaki land. Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Band of The Coosuk Abenaki Nation voiced concerns over the company&#8217;s presence on the stolen Indigenous land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":1967501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}