Your Call: The history of Native Americans and National Parks

By Rose Aguilar

Published August 23, 2016 at 12:05 AM PDT

Shoshone Indians, a tribe that once lived in the area now known as Yellowstone National Park.

On the August 23rd edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the history of the national parks and Native Americans.

Yellowstone, the first national park, was established in 1872. It was an era of westward expansion and Native American removal. Nearly every national park and monument was once inhabited by indigenous people. What is the full and honest history of our national parks? How can we address the wrongs of the past and protect wild places for the future? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:

Philip Burnham, associate professor in the English Department at George Mason University, and author of Indian Country, God's Country: Native Americans and the National Parks

Web Resources:

Philip Burnham: Indian Country, God's Country: Native Americans and the National Parks

National Parks Traveler: Many National Parks Get The Indian Story Wrong

Cultural Survival: American Indians and National Parks