50 years ago this summer, a group of Native American activists occupied Mount Rushmore to demand the land be returned to the Sioux. President Trump's July 4th rally is renewing the fight over who rightfully owns that land. hereandnow
Several Native American groups are expected to protest President Trump and the Fourth of July fireworks show at Mount Rushmore.
“That was the first Sioux Indian uprising since [Gen. George Armstrong Custer], back in the 1800s,” Brightman says, “and to continue this history, to continue this resistance against these oppressors, to continue to fight for what is rightfully ours.” Brightman says he is particularly concerned about the environmental impact of Trump’s rally, which is set to include fireworks, which have beenThe National Park Service found that a minimum of 27 wildfires had been started around Mount Rushmore during annual fireworks displays between 1998 and 2009, according to a 2017 document. The park service also documented that past firework events have caused groundwater pollution.
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