Words are monuments: Patterns in US national park place names perpetuate settler colonial mythologies including white supremacy

Words are monuments: Patterns in US national park place names perpetuate settler colonial mythologies including white supremacy

Abstract Ecologists, outdoor professionals and the public work and play in lands with complex histories. Part of decolonizing our professional and recreational practices is to expose settler colonial biases and recognize the histories of colonized lands and the peoples who have stewarded these lands...

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Main Authors: Bonnie M. McGill, Stephanie B. Borrelle, Grace C. Wu, Kurt E. Ingeman, Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, Natchee B. Barnd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:People and Nature
Subjects:
national parks
place names
racism
settler colonialism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10302

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