Work in Progress
Like most historic places in America,you’re likely to come across a plaque while thru hiking. Or perhaps a statue or a commemorative rock of some sort. 9 times out of 10, that plaque commemorates our colonial past and honors the (typically) white (typically) male who “discovered” the place. Meanwhile, or centuries of native communities lived on,cultivated, and cared for that land. It reminds me of the Eddie Izzard sketch where he talks about early European settlers inquiring about who “owns” the land by asking, and ...
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