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Retr0shock t1_iz13836 wrote

Honestly that depends on who you define as "we" and what tribal peoples you're referencing. Depending on tribe some want all the help they can get preserving cultural history, some want help in the form of funding or access to do it themselves (because some tribes don't have access to their own ancestral lands ffs), some would prefer no outside interference, and finally, a small number of tribes have actually expressed the preference for their history to fade with time. Respecting Indigenous sovereignty, while acknowledging the diversity of viewpoints is key.

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growsomegarlic t1_iz18qu7 wrote

My perspective comes from visiting "Dixon Mounds" in Dixon, Illinois as a child, and then going back years later to see that they lost a lawsuit and were forced to fill it all back in, or at least take that off display.

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