Winona LaDuke explains many harmful aspects of climate change in this book and discusses several actions that need to be taken to work against them. One of LaDuke’s overarching points about combatting climate change is the need for the inclusion of indigenous perspectives when it comes to protecting and preserving land. For example, she discusses the importance of listening to indigenous people’s opposition to the construction of oil pipelines. She argues that instead of these destructive pipelines, oil companies should instead invest in sustainable energy that is not so destructive to the earth and the air.

LaDuke also underlines how indigenous people’s models of agricultural production are much more sustainable than traditional mass agriculture in the United States. She underscores the importance of organic products and points out how pursuing indigenous agriculture instead of the current corporate agricultural models is a key action to resisting climate change. Consider how corporate agriculture contributes to the excessive production of destructive methane gas and pollutes land and water systems around the world. Switching to small-scale methods of cultivating crops is an important way to slow the harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and LaDuke emphasizes how consulting indigenous populations is a great way to make this critical switch.