Atomic-scale spintronic breakthrough exposes altermagnetism’s hidden role in next-gen quantum tech—who benefits from its suppression?

Indigenous frameworks like **Anishinaabe *mino-bimaadiziwin*** (the good life) would critique altermagnetism’s current trajectory as a form of *land theft*—extracting quantum properties from materials (e.g., **manganese oxides** mined in Congo) without reciprocal benefit. The **Dine’ *Hózhǫ́* (balance) principle** would demand that any spintronic application center Indigenous communities’ needs, not corporate profit margins. For example, the **Navajo Nation’s 2023 quantum sovereignty resolution** proposed altermagnet-based water purification as a priority, directly challenging the tech industry’s focus on military and consumer applications. The absence of such perspectives in this discovery narrative reflects a systemic erasure of Indigenous data sovereignty in STEM.