Referring to Indigenous people in the past tense denies generations of resistance to policies of extinction. We must always endeavor to recognize the struggle, resilience and survival of Indigenous people, wisdom, spiritual practices. 1/x

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In spite of systemic efforts to eliminate Indigenous people from the United States, they have survived and continue the arduous fight to have treaty rights recognized, and the practice of Indigenous ceremony, healing and religion decriminalized. 2/x
The @NatlParkService, including @MammothCaveNP, has the responsibility to provide interpretation that does not relegate the existance of Indigenous people to the past, but rather helps visitors make the connections between the past and the present. #ParkChat #FindYourPark
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