In the book As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Galio-Whitaker argues that Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately affected by environmental injustices by pushing them off of ancestral lands and stipping away their culture. Their interactions with settlers and foreigners negatively impacts their connection to not only the physical environment, but the non-physical environment as well. In order to combat the environmental injustices Indigenous communities are facing then an understanding of colonization needs to be developed. Historical context of colonization and the way it still affects local and Indigenous communities today is an important aspect of Ayahuasca tourism.
The appropriation and colonization of local and Indigenous traditions occurs when capitalism, tourism, and traditions intersect. The meaning and intention of the Ayahuasca ceremony has shifted. Land grabbing is leaving Indigenous communities disconnected from sacred and ancestral lands. Environmental justice reveals countless problems when applied to Indinegous injustices. Activism needs to be inclusive of Indigenous wisdom and culture or further colonization will occur.