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In his recent essay in The Atlantic, Obijwe tribal member David Treuer proposes returning ownership of America’s national parks to descendants of the Indigenous peoples who inhabited those lands prior to the arrival of white Europeans in North America.
If ever there was a scary-brilliant idea, Treuer’s is it.
Treuer’s proposal is scary because change is, well, scary.
His idea is brilliant because it offers a simple, straightforward way to honor America’s original stewards by returning the most magnificent and iconic portions of the American landscape to their descendants.
Yosemite National Park, California Associated Press
Treuer proposes turning over ownership of national park lands to modern tribes while leaving oversight of the parks by the National Park Service unchange
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