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
nakota. and we not only have something to offer this land, but we also have something to offer this society. and there is a reason why. we re not hated because we wear our hair long or because we have different colored skin. we re hated because we represent a political alternative to the cynical and overtly white supremacist politics that are on offer right now. is there is a term i heard recently sort of connected to you, american imperialism. it s something about dominance doctrine of discovery? doctrine of discovery. there it is. the doctrine of discovery is a 15th century papal bull that literally divided the world between the christian european nations and the non-christian, noneuropean or darker nations. a papal bull is kind of what it sounds like. it s an official debris de