"Within the last half decade, #WhiteSage has started to be used non-traditionally by people outside of Native American culture which is seen as #CulturalAppropriation. It is being sold in large quantities by many corporations including Walmart and Anthropologie, a retail clothing store. This use has pushed the #plant to be over harvested and begin to become #endangered." https://medium.com/the-reynolds-media-lab/the-current-popularity-of-white-sage-is-causing-its-extinction-on-the-border-of-mexico-and-the-63f9527a8d3a #biodiversityloss #anthropocene #appropriation from #indigenous

#profitmaking #speciesextinction