David Treuer

author, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present”

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The country’s national parks are often dubbed “America’s best idea.” California has nine — more than any other state.

Native Americans lived on the lands that became national parks. How about returning the parks to them?

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