US EditionNational park visitors to be encouraged to report ‘negative’ depictions under new order
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed all 400 national park sites to display notices encouraging visitors to report any negative accounts related to the sites or their histories.
- Burgum's directive follows an executive order from President Donald Trump that intends to eliminate content in national parks and monuments deemed to unfairly criticize Americans, whether historical or contemporary.
- The affected parks include locations tied to slavery, Civil War battles, Japanese American imprisonment, and other difficult aspects of American history, prompting opposition from advocacy groups.
- Theresa Pierno, President and CEO, called Burgum’s order "outrageous" and emphasized that national parks are crucial for educating the public about many difficult historical issues.
- The National Parks Conservation Association is actively working to persuade Secretary Burgum to reverse his directive, while the National Park Service anticipates the highest number of visitors in two decades for this Memorial Day weekend.
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National park visitors to be encouraged to report 'negative' depictions under new order
(NEXSTAR) -- A new order issued by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure "the natural and historical resources managed by the Department...accurately reflect American history and not partisan ideology," invites national park visitors to report aspects of the sites that need repairs and signs or other information that "disparages" Americans. Burgum's order stems from an executive order, titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," …
National Parks Urge Visitors to Flag Negative Depictions
“Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered all national parks to post signs asking visitors to report any information that tells a negative story about the site or its history,” Denver 7 reports. “Burgum’s order implements President Donald Trump’s executive order called ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,’ which aims to remove any stories or information that ‘inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons liv…
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