In response to President Trump’s controversial visit to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, we are excited to share Episode 2 “Mr. Bear Runner Goes to Rushmore.” In the podcast we travel to the iconic American monument with friend and tour guide, Edgar Bear Runner.
Summary: To people like Lakota tribal historian Edgar Bear Runner, Mount Rushmore isn’t a monument to freedom. It’s a reminder of an ongoing genocide.
Description: To commemorate July 4, 2020, President Trump is traveling to the Black Hills of South Dakota to give a speech in front of Mount Rushmore. But for the Lakota, the Black Hills are sacred. And the carvings of the four Presidents represent a desecration of their history and culture. As Edgar Bear Runner, a Lakota tribal historian, puts it: “Mount Rushmore is a shrine to racism. A shrine to genocide.”
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