To some Americans, the figures on Mount Rushmore are patriotic leaders; to others, they’re colonizers. AP Photo/Stephen Groves July 4, 2020 National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there’s more than one kind of patriotism Jennifer Ladino, University of Idaho 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. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma October 5, 2020 Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day Malinda Maynor Lowery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The official celebration of Native Americans represents the fruits of a decades-long effort.
Entry to Mount Rushmore along the Avenue of Flags. Xiao Fang/Wikimedia June 26, 2019 Visiting national parks could change your thinking about patriotism Jennifer Ladino, University of Idaho 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. Wikimedia September 20, 2017 Native Americans won a vital battle at UN 40 years ago – they need help again Gyorgy Toth, University of Stirling America's indigenous tribes put themselves on the map in 1977. Now they've got Donald Trump to contend with.