The Experiment

Should We Return National Parks to Native Americans?

Apr 14, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Yellowstone Trip

  • David Treuer's son, while visiting Yellowstone, exclaimed, "Nature's trippin', balls, man!"
  • This reaction, though unusual for him, highlighted the park's awe-inspiring features.
INSIGHT

Displacement for Parks

  • National parks, though celebrated, often involved removing Native Americans from their ancestral lands.
  • This displacement is often overlooked in the traditional narrative of parks as pristine wilderness.
INSIGHT

Parks Built on Native Land

  • Many national parks were created on land already inhabited by Native Americans, displacing them from their homes.
  • Treuer argues this history is often ignored, perpetuating a myth of untouched wilderness.
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