This was so interesting, Jan! Thanks for the Native-Land.ca link. I looked up Austin TX and found such interesting information. And hooray about the National Parks Pass! We're going to take advantage of it, too! What a deal. 😊
I think the land acknowledgements are interesting because you have to lump so many different people in, some of whom left hundreds of years ago and some who were removed. Most of the cliff dwellings in AZ were abandoned long before any Europeans set foot on the continent.
Even then, lands passed from one native tribe to another, typically through violent conquest. It seems odd to celebrate a native tribe who was as colonialist and violent as anything we imagine Europeans as.
Though, whenever I hear them, I brought right back to Sunday school where lessons always opened with a prayer of acknowledgement, thanks, and reverence. So I guess it's a lot the same.
Congratulations on reaching the ripe old age of 62! I bought my "Old People's Pass" shortly after I turned 62 and have gotten more value from that over the years than in any investment I ever made. I remember driving up to the gate of Bryce and going "Uff Da" at the fee -- and pulling out my card and getting waved in for free.
The pass is very useful! To think it was only about ten dollars when my wife and I got ours! Malpais is magical as is Bandeiier. Wonderful country.
This was so interesting, Jan! Thanks for the Native-Land.ca link. I looked up Austin TX and found such interesting information. And hooray about the National Parks Pass! We're going to take advantage of it, too! What a deal. 😊
I think the land acknowledgements are interesting because you have to lump so many different people in, some of whom left hundreds of years ago and some who were removed. Most of the cliff dwellings in AZ were abandoned long before any Europeans set foot on the continent.
Even then, lands passed from one native tribe to another, typically through violent conquest. It seems odd to celebrate a native tribe who was as colonialist and violent as anything we imagine Europeans as.
Though, whenever I hear them, I brought right back to Sunday school where lessons always opened with a prayer of acknowledgement, thanks, and reverence. So I guess it's a lot the same.
Thank you for this excellent travelogue. I’m onboard for getting the National Parks Pass at 62!
Congratulations on reaching the ripe old age of 62! I bought my "Old People's Pass" shortly after I turned 62 and have gotten more value from that over the years than in any investment I ever made. I remember driving up to the gate of Bryce and going "Uff Da" at the fee -- and pulling out my card and getting waved in for free.
It's one of the few advantages of getting older.