Ice Cream Company Ben & Jerry's Calls For Return of 'Stolen' U.S. Land, Faces Backlash and Loss in Market Value

Ben & Jerry's issued a statement on July 4 calling for the U.S. to return land taken from Native Americans, igniting criticism and calls for boycotts.
The ice cream company specifically advocated for returning Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills to the Lakota tribe.
Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever lost nearly $2 billion in market value following the controversial statement.
The governor of South Dakota and U.S. senators condemned Ben & Jerry's statement and defended Mount Rushmore.
A Native American chief in Vermont said the land Ben & Jerry's headquarters sits on belongs to the Abenaki tribe, indicating a willingness to discuss the issue with the company.