Editing Winona LaDuke (section)

=== Hemp activism ===
As of 2018, LaDuke operated a 40-acre (16 ha) industrial [[hemp]] farm on the White Earth Indian Reservation, growing hemp varieties from different regions of the world,<ref>{{Cite web|title=In These Times- The Renaissance of Tribal Hemp|date=April 21, 2018 |url=http://inthesetimes.com/rural-america/entry/21083/industrial-hemp-native-american-tribes-winona-laduke|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706144724/https://inthesetimes.com/article/industrial-hemp-native-american-tribes-winona-laduke|url-status=live}}</ref> vegetables and tobacco.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-14 |title=Winona LaDuke announces her Hemp and Heritage Farm is coming alive - IndianCountryToday.com |url=https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/winona-laduke-announces-her-hemp-and-heritage-farm-is-coming-alive-_iMHVEHjEkObJeMqKOxIZA/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413132044/https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/winona-laduke-announces-her-hemp-and-heritage-farm-is-coming-alive-_iMHVEHjEkObJeMqKOxIZA/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2018 |work=IndianCountryToday.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She has said that she turned to industrial hemp farming after being urged to investigate the practice for several years and advocates its potential to turn the American economy away from fossil fuels.<ref name="startrib">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-22 |title=Intelligent and idealistic, Winona LaDuke turns to hemp farming, solar power to jump-start the 'next economy' |url=https://www.startribune.com/intelligent-and-idealistic-winona-laduke-turns-to-hemp-farming-solar-power-to-jump-start-the-next-economy/571418762/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021135917/https://www.startribune.com/intelligent-and-idealistic-winona-laduke-turns-to-hemp-farming-solar-power-to-jump-start-the-next-economy/571418762/ |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 17, 2020 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> LaDuke has promoted the growth of both marijuana and industrial hemp on Indigenous tribal lands for financial profit and the localization of the economy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hess Scholar in Residence Winona LaDuke Says We Must Take the "Green Path" to Restore Our Environment and Economy|url=https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2020/10/14/hess-scholar-in-residence-winona-laduke-says-we-must-take-the-green-path-to-restore-our-environment-and-economy/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=CUNY Newswire|language=en|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706144731/https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2020/10/14/hess-scholar-in-residence-winona-laduke-says-we-must-take-the-green-path-to-restore-our-environment-and-economy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Winona LaDuke: Consider marijuana and hemp in Indian Country|url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/03/05/winona-laduke-consider-marijua.asp|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Indianz|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419151913/https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/03/05/winona-laduke-consider-marijua.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Her position can be considered controversial given experiences of other reservations, such as the [[Oglala|Oglala Sioux Tribe]], who were raided by the DEA in relation to hemp farming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/03/05/winona-laduke-consider-marijua.asp|title=Winona LaDuke: Consider Marijuana and Hemp for Indian Country|date=March 5, 2015|website=Indianz|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011705/https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/03/05/winona-laduke-consider-marijua.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>