for many americans, mount rushmore is one of the country s most patriotic and awe-inspiring symbols, like a giant apple pie wrapped in a kid rock t-shirt, yee-ha. but for others, it s a reminder that this country was intended to be whites only. as we talk about the removal of controversial monuments and statues, mount rushmore is a part of that. located in the black hills of western south dakota, it s become the epicenter in a battle over who are the rightful inhabitants and caretakers of the land currently known as the united states of america. i m letting you go first because i m a gentleman. but really, it s because i m afraid. and these two have a lot to say about all of it. this is nick tilson of and krystal two bulls of the northern cheyenne and lakota. she is also a military veteran. we met at the entrance of mount rushmore park there with the ndn collective, an indigenous nonprofit fighting to get indigenous lands back into indigenous hands. our people this
[cheers and applause] greg: yes, i agree! i agree! happy wednesday, everybody. so every now and then you see something that captures why things everywhere seem to be falling apart these days. no, not just that i m talking about a theory called chesterton s physicians. the rule is never destroy a fence change a rule or do away with a tradition until you understand why it was there in the first place. i would also add removing a breast implant. wow, dead crowd tonight, huh? tyrus: not a lot of breast implants. greg: that s good advice on par with don t poop where you eat which is why joe biden no longer has lunch in the oval office. you don t deserve that joke. but chester top s rule goes to the heart of all this chaos. many social constructs that have held things together really come down to fences, metaphorical and literal. fences and rules packed by western values that helped preserve order and make for a good life. it wasn t perfect, but it was a hell of a lot better
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this. it feels weirdly disrespectful. it just feels like participating in the con. like i m participating like i m participating in the con. it s like when you watch the flint stones and they re riding dinosaurs. no, that s not exactly how it went down. but it makes a good story. the man who owns this place seems like a good guy, and chase does have good memories of the film, even if his kids won t watch it. but he knows turning this into another tourist stop that freezes indigenous folks into a mythical past is not the goal. what do you feel like are the most harmful stereotypes that tourism create and support about indigenous folks? we ve been villainized. we ve been objectified. we ve been fetishized, man. yeah. i got to get out there and dance. i got to get out there and play the flute. you know, we ve been lied about. the idea that indigenous nations are primitive, that we didn t
vietnam back into the stone age. yabbabadabadoo! if you recall. from the town of bedrock in the guise of a stone age setting. have a gay old time. just can t wait till they instrength faucet. with all the progress that was happening in the late 50s and aet sifts, the flint stones is an escape and the question is progress good. it was kind of a sat tire on this consumerism, get the you inest thing for your kitchen, get the newest car with these kind of stone wheels. they have a stone that has wheels but you need your legs to make it move. i bet that is how they did it.