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Fortress Conservation and the Makings of Yosemite National Park

School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington

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Essay examining how Yosemite National Park was created through the forced removal of Ahwahneechee and other indigenous peoples, and how the "fortress conservation" model perpetuates dispossession of indigenous land stewards globally under the guise of environmentalism.

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Fortress Conservation and the Makings of Yosemite National Park

Essay examining how Yosemite National Park was created through the forced removal of Ahwahneechee and other indigenous peoples, and how the "fortress conservation" model perpetuates dispossession of indigenous land stewa

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School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington