Much is said about Indians and the environment in general, and the work on environmental justice is vast, but surprisingly, few studies have focused on the perspectives and politics of Indigenous peoples regarding environmental justice frameworks. In As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock, author Dina Gilio-Whitaker asks why Indigenous notions of sovereignty are difficult to fit within conventional definitions of environmental justice. The events at Standing Rock, Gilio-Whitaker finds, demonstrate that often, environmental justice frameworks overlook Indigenous peoples’ long relationships with place and land, and at times recycle myths of pristine wilderness and notions of white supremacy that disempower, displace, and exclude Indigenous peoples.