Ben & Jerry’s land sits on territory formerly held by Abenaki tribes, reviving a dispute between the tribes about who can rightfully claim indigenous heritage, Newsweek reported. Odanak Abenanki believes the Vermont-based Abenaki tribes have no proof of native ancestry and should not be able to claim Ben & Jerry’s land.

Ben & Jerry’s land sits on territory formerly held by Abenaki tribes, reviving a dispute between the tribes about who can rightfully claim indigenous heritage, Newsweek reported. Odanak Abenanki believes the Vermont-based Abenaki tribes have no proof of native ancestry and should not be able to claim Ben & Jerry’s land.

[If anything demonstrates the stupidity of the “return stolen lands” argument, this is it. Native tribes also acquired, lost, and fought over territory, sometimes to the point of genocide. Migration and conquest are facts of human history and cannot be unwound centuries later without committing even more injustice, and in many cases the claims on the land are clouded or disputed anyway. — Ed]