To some Americans, the figures on Mount Rushmore are patriotic leaders; to others, they’re colonizers.
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For some viewers, President Trump’s July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore represented love of country. Others saw it very differently.
Marchers celebrate the first Indigenous Peoples Day in Berkeley, Calif. on Oct. 10, 1992.
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The official celebration of Native Americans represents the fruits of a decades-long effort.
Entry to Mount Rushmore along the Avenue of Flags.
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Patriotism means pride in country, but what are we proud of? A former national park ranger suggests that visiting historic sites can remind Americans of the heritage, good and bad, that they share.
Delegates entering the Geneva conference.
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America’s indigenous tribes put themselves on the map in 1977. Now they’ve got Donald Trump to contend with.