‘The president is putting our tribal members at risk to stage a photo op at one of our most sacred sites,’ said Harold Frazier, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Mount Rushmore is carved into a sacred site that represents the ancestors of the Oglala and other Indigenous groups, Bear Runner explained. Chase Iron Eyes, a spokesman for Bear Runner, said protesters would like to make their voices heard at the memorial itself, but it is not clear they will be able to get close.
But concern about the coronavirus risk and wildfire danger from the fireworks, along with protests from Native American groups, will also greet the president. Leaders of several Native American tribes in the region also raised concerns that the event could lead to coronavirus outbreaks among their members, who they say are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 because of an underfunded healthcare system and chronic health conditions.
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