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By Hanne Elisabeth Tidnam. An excellent, concise piece from 2016 on the role of Native land loss and loss of sovereignty in the creation of America’s national parks.
National parks are beautiful—but the way they were created isn’t
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By David Treuer, for The Atlantic. A long-form article from 2021 that traces the pervasive role of land theft in establishing the National Parks, and closes with a vision of how to move forward.
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By Mac Chapin. This 2004 report outlines the financial power of global conservation organizations and reveals their legacies of excluding and oppressing Indigenous peoples in the places they claim to serve.
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This podcast explores the truth about the creation of U.S. National Parks, retold alongside Indigenous peoples, revealing the racism, violence, and lies that led the U.S. government to dispossess land from Natives. Episode 3 focuses on Acadia National Park and Wabanaki displacement, as well as work happening now to restore Wabanaki access to sweetgrass.
