Jessica R. Cattelino on the Cultural Consequences of Revising National Park Histories

A new directive from the Trump administration requires the National Park Service to identify and revise or remove materials that “disparage Americans,” potentially affecting content on slavery, Native American removal, climate change, and other sensitive histories. UCLA anthropologist Jessica R. Cattelino emphasized that such revisions risk erasing Indigenous perspectives and devaluing cultural memory. She noted that acknowledging painful histories is essential to understanding the complexity of the American past and to honoring the lived experiences of Native communities.

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