(Screen grab of a YouTube video of Arches National Park by Kevin May)
Arches National Park in Utah

Breathtaking Beauty of Indian Country, in Stunning Time-Lapse Video


As June happens to be Great Outdoors Month, here is a tribute to some parts of Turtle Island that are spectacular beyond words. Luckily, we have these stunning time-lapse videos, which do all the "talking" that's needed.

1. Arches National Park, Utah

Countless generations of Native Americans crossed--and still cross--these sandstone landscapes.

2. Yosemite National Park, California

Seven present-day tribes descend from the people who first called this area home, the Ahwahneechee. As colonizing Europeans arrived in the mid-1800s, violent disruption ensued that displaced the Native populations. (Related: Sharing Traditions Exhibit in Yosemite Showcases Native American Basketry)

3. Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

The human history of the Yellowstone region goes back more than 11,000 years. From then until to the very recent past, many groups of Native Americans used the park as their homes, hunting grounds, and transportation routes.

4. Zion National Park, Utah


5. Death Valley National Park, California, Nevada


6. Badlands National Park, South Dakota

The South Unit of Badlands NP is managed by the Oglala Lakota Nation.

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