When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.#IndigenousPeoplesDay2020

— Lou Diamond Phillips (@LouDPhillips) October 12, 2020

It’s been years since I’ve seen this proverb, but I first saw it on the wall of my high school history classroom and it certainly struck a chord with 15 year-old me. After reading it, I remember being like: “Damn, that’s deep. We have to protect the environment.”

And I still feel that way.